CVE-2025-0186
Description
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.6 before 18.9.6, 18.10 before 18.10.4, and 18.11 before 18.11.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause denial of service under certain conditions by exhausting server resources by making crafted requests to a discussions endpoint.
Summary dbcve.org
A denial of service vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE allows authenticated users to exhaust server resources by sending crafted requests to the discussions endpoint. The attack requires valid authentication but can cause significant resource consumption leading to service unavailability.
Mitigation
Upgrade GitLab to version 18.9.6 or later, 18.10.4 or later, or 18.11.1 or later. As a temporary measure, monitor for unusual discussion API activity and consider rate limiting on the discussions endpoint.