Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.0 before 18.1.6, 18.2 before 18.2.6, and 18.3 before 18.3.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to stall background job processing by sending specially crafted commit messages, merge request descriptions, or notes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 15.0 – < 18.1.6, 18.2 – < 18.2.6, 18.3 – < 18.3.2 | 18.1.6 |
Advisories 2
- NCSC-2025-0288 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in GitLab CE/EE NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Sep 12, 2025
- WID-SEC-2025-2024 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 11, 2025
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/09/10/patch-release-gitlab-18-3-2-released/
- GitLab Issue #519335 issue-tracking permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2903896 technical-description exploit permissions-required