Resource exhaustion in GitLab

CVE-2022-0489

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 8.15 . It was possible to trigger a DOS by using the math feature with a specific formula in issue comments.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-0489: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=14.8, <14.8.2, >=14.7, <14.7.4, >=8.15, <14.6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0489?
CVE-2022-0489 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-0489?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.