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GHSA-j8j9-23cp-fr5v
GHSA-j8j9-23cp-fr5v
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published December 11, 2025
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab-rails-ce-18.2 | Chainguard | 18.2.8-r3 |
| gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r4 |
| gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.3 | Chainguard | 18.3.6-r2 |
| gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.2 | Chainguard | 18.2.8-r3 |
| gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.3 | Chainguard | 18.3.6-r2 |
| gitlab-rails-ce-18.3 | Chainguard | 18.3.6-r2 |
| gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.2 | Chainguard | 18.2.8-r4 |
| gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.2 | Chainguard | 18.2.8-r3 |
| gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r3 |
| gitlab-rails-ce-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r3 |
| gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1 | Chainguard | 18.1.6-r4 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-18.2 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.1 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.3 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.2 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.3 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-18.3 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.2 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-workhorse-ce-fips-18.2 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-workhorse-ce-18.1 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-18.1 | 0 |
| chainguard | gitlab-rails-ce-fips-18.1 | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 11, 2025 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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