GitLab < 17.10.7 / 17.11 < 17.11.3 / 18.0 < 18.0.1 (CVE-2025-0993)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237104

Synopsis

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

- Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab (CVE-2025-0993)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to GitLab version 17.10.7, 17.11.3, 18.0.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d06f390f

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/516927

https://hackerone.com/reports/2967771

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237104

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-0993.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/22/2025

Updated: 6/12/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-0993

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-0993

IAVA: 2025-A-0376-S