Unauthenticated DoS in GitLab CE/EE Releases API Authorization Validation
CVE-2025-13928 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) caused by incorrect authorization validation in the Releases API. GitLab states that an unauthenticated user can exploit this flaw through affected API endpoints to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The issue affects GitLab CE/EE all versions from 17.7 before 18.6.4, 18.7 before 18.7.2, and 18.8 before 18.8.2.
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A high-severity denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in GitLab exploitable via crafted requests (exact mechanism not fully specified in the content).
A GitLab CE/EE denial-of-service vulnerability in the Releases API due to incorrect authorization, allowing unauthenticated DoS.
A high-severity authorization validation flaw in GitLab’s Releases API that can be abused to cause denial-of-service conditions.
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