Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2019-15584

A denial of service exists in gitlab <v12.3.2, <v12.2.6, and <v12.1.10 that would let an attacker bypass input validation in markdown fields take down the affected page.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Gitlab
  • N/a Gitlab Ce/ee — versions 12.3.2, 12.2.6, and 12.1.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15584?
CVE-2019-15584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-15584?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.