Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2020-13349
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 8.12. A regular expression related to a file path resulted in the Advanced Search feature susceptible to catastrophic backtracking. Affected versions are >=8.12, <13.3.9,>=13.4, <13.4.5,>=13.5, <13.5.2.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/257497 (Broken Link)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13349.json (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13349?
- CVE-2020-13349 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-11-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13349?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.