Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2021-22181
A denial of service vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 11.8 allows an attacker to create a recursive pipeline relationship and exhaust resources.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions >=11.8, <13.10.5, >=13.11, <13.11.5, >=13.12, <13.12.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/249100 (Broken Link)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22181.json (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-22181?
- CVE-2021-22181 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2021-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22181?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-22181 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.