GitLab 8.15 < 18.1.5 / 18.2 < 18.2.5 / 18.3 < 18.3.1 (CVE-2025-3601)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 258045

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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:

- An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.15 before 18.1.5, 18.2 before 18.2.5, and 18.3 before 18.3.1 that could have could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by submitting URLs that generate excessively large responses. (CVE-2025-3601)

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 18.1.5, 18.2.5, 18.3.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 258045

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-3601.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/27/2025

Updated: 8/29/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3601

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 8/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-3601

IAVA: 2025-A-0636

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