CVE-2025-5996
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 2.1.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A lack of input validation in HTTP responses could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service.
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affected products (17)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1315GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-06-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-gitlab-2025-5996Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab2025-06-14vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 2.1.0 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. A lack of input validation in HTTP responses could allow an authenticated user to cause denial of service.
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references (17)
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- https://about.gitlab.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/476671cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479167cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/483111cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/483150cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/498649cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5996cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/476671enisa_euvd
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