Description
A denial of service vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.1 prior to 17.6.5, 17.7 prior to 17.7.4, and 17.8 prior to 17.8.2 allows an attacker to impact the availability of GitLab via unbounded symbol creation via the scopes parameter in a Personal Access Token.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 14.1 – < 17.6.5, 17.7 – < 17.7.4, 17.8 – < 17.8.2 | 17.6.5 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gitlab | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-0354 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 5, 2025
- NCSC-2025-0057 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in GitLab CE/EE NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Feb 13, 2025
References
- GitLab Issue #508559 issue-tracking permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2871791 technical-description exploit permissions-required