CVE-2025-13690 json
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
published 2026-03-11 7 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2025-13690 , EUVD-2025-208574
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.11 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition due to improper input validation on webhook custom header names under certain conditions.
Patch / fix
- bitnami gitlab 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2
- GitLab GitLab 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/3415683 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | gitlab | >=16.11.0, <18.7.6 >=18.8.0, <18.8.6 >=18.9.0, <18.9.2 |
18.7.6 18.8.6 18.9.2 |
Affected products
- GitLab GitLab
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- Technology feeds
References
-
hackerone.com
/reports/3415683
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
-
about.gitlab.com
/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/582096
broken-link, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13690
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-13690
- NVD CVE-2025-13690
- OSV BIT-gitlab-2025-13690
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