CVE-2025-3525
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CVE-2025-3525 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.0 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have, under certain circumstances, allowed an authenticated user with certain access to cause Denial of Service by creating specially crafted CI triggers via the API.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.0 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that could have, under certain circumstances, allowed an authenticated user with certain access to cause Denial of Service by creating specially crafted CI triggers via the API.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 9.0.0, < 18.7.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 18.8.0, < 18.8.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 18.9.0 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/02/25/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3045257Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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