GitLab 12.3 < 17.7.7 / 17.8 < 17.8.5 / 17.9 < 17.9.2 (CVE-2025-1257)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 232673

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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:

- Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab (CVE-2025-1257)

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 17.7.7, 17.8.5, 17.9.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 232673

File Name: gitlab_cve-2025-1257.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/13/2025

Updated: 3/13/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2025-1257

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 3/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1257

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