CVE-2025-1072

Name: CVE-2025-1072
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-02-07T04:15:07.737+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.50%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-1072 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 7.14.1 prior to 17.3.7, 17.4 prior to 17.4.4, and 17.5 prior to 17.5.2. A denial of service could occur upon importing maliciously crafted content using the Fogbugz importer.. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 7.14.1 prior to 17.3.7, 17.4 prior to 17.4.4, and 17.5 prior to 17.5.2. A denial of service could occur upon importing maliciously crafted content using the Fogbugz importer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.50%

38.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 7.14.1, < 17.3.7
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 17.4.0, < 17.4.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 17.5.0, < 17.5.2
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 17.7.0, < 17.7.3

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released/#denial-of-service-by-importing-malicious-crafted-fogbugz-import-payloadRelease Notes
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/463093Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2504059Permissions Required

Timeline

Published: Feb 7, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1072?

How severe is CVE-2025-1072?

CVE-2025-1072 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1072?

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Source: NVD / NIST