{"id":86482,"date":"2026-02-16T22:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:26:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-0673-gitlab-infinite-redirect-loop-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-denial-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0673-gitlab-infinite-redirect-loop-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-denial-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-0673: GitLab Infinite Redirect Loop Vulnerability Leading to Potential Denial of Service<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-0673 vulnerability is a critical flaw discovered in GitLab CE\/EE which, if exploited, could lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects all versions from 17.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. The severity of this issue is underscored by its potential to compromise system integrity or result in data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-0673<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Denial of Service and potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-785115511\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>GitLab CE | 17.7 before 17.10.8<br \/>\nGitLab EE | 17.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker exploiting CVE-2025-0673 can trigger an infinite redirect loop within GitLab&#8217;s functionality. This loop consumes resources, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, rendering the system unresponsive. This exploit could potentially compromise the system or lead to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4211860317\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability using a malicious HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/vulnerable\/redirect HTTP\/1.1\nHost: victim.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The attacker would craft a URL or control an endpoint which redirects back to itself, thus causing the infinite loop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as possible. For immediate temporary mitigation, users can employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-0673 vulnerability is a critical flaw discovered in GitLab CE\/EE which, if exploited, could lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects all versions from 17.7 before 17.10.8, 17.11 before 17.11.4, and 18.0 before 18.0.2. 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