Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2022-1428

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 14.8.6, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.4, all versions starting from 14.10 before 14.10.1. GitLab was incorrectly verifying throttling limits for authenticated package requests which resulted in limits not being enforced.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions 14.10.0, <14.8.6, >=14.9, <14.9.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1428?
CVE-2022-1428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-1428?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.