CVE-2025-14157
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Publication date: 2025-12-11

Last updated on: 2025-12-11

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 6.3 before 18.4.6, 18.5 before 18.5.4, and 18.6 before 18.6.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending crafted API calls with large content parameters.

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Published
2025-12-11
Last Modified
2025-12-11
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2025-12-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-14157
EUVD
EUVD-2025-202661

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 8 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
gitlab gitlab_ce 6.3
gitlab gitlab_ce 18.6
gitlab gitlab_ce 18.5
gitlab gitlab_ee 6.3
gitlab gitlab_ee 18.6
gitlab gitlab_ee 18.4.6
gitlab gitlab_ce 18.4.6
gitlab gitlab_ee 18.5

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CWE-770 The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE allows an authenticated user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition by sending crafted API calls with large content parameters. It affects multiple versions prior to specific fixed releases.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by causing a Denial of Service condition, which means the GitLab service could become unavailable or unresponsive due to resource exhaustion triggered by malicious API calls.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to versions 18.4.6 or later, 18.5.4 or later, or 18.6.2 or later, as these versions contain the fix for the Denial of Service issue caused by crafted API calls with large content parameters.

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