CVE-2025-2256
HIGHCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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2Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.12 before 18.1.6, 18.2 before 18.2.6, and 18.3 before 18.3.2 that could have allowed unauthorized users to render the GitLab instance unresponsive to legitimate users by sending multiple concurrent large SAML responses.
Analysis
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.12 before 18.1.6, 18.2 before 18.2.6, and 18.3 before 18.3.2 that could have allowed unauthorized users to render the GitLab. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical Context
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1284. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.12 before 18.1.6, 18.2 before 18.2.6, and 18.3 before 18.3.2 that could have allowed unauthorized users to render the GitLab instance unresponsive to legitimate users by sending multiple concurrent large SAML responses. Affected products include: Gitlab. Version information: before 18.1.6.
Affected Products
Gitlab.
Remediation
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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