CVE-2025-11042
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.2 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1, that allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled CPU consumption, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition while using specific GraphQL queries.
Summary dbcve.org
A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE allows attackers to cause uncontrolled CPU consumption through specific GraphQL queries, leading to denial of service. The issue stems from insufficient resource limits or algorithmic complexity issues in the GraphQL query processing for affected versions.
Mitigation
Upgrade GitLab to version 18.2.7, 18.3.3, 18.4.1 or later. Consider implementing rate limiting on GraphQL endpoints as a compensating control while planning the upgrade.