Is CVE-2023-5825 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-5825 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-5825?

CVE-2023-5825 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5825?

CVE-2023-5825 has an EPSS score of 0.64% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5825?

Upgrade gitlab on debian unstable to 16.4.4+ds2-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-5825

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1. A low-privileged attacker can point a CI/CD Component to an incorrect path and cause the server to exhaust all available memory through an infinite loop and cause Denial of Service.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabDebian

Fixed in:16.4.4+ds2-2CVE-2023-5825

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

gitlab.com

Other references1

hackerone.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-05.