Resource exhaustion in Gitlab
CVE-2022-2455
A business logic issue in the handling of large repositories in all versions of GitLab CE/EE from 10.0 before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2 allowed an authenticated and authorized user to exhaust server resources by importing a malicious project.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th 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 — versions >=10.0, <15.1.6, >=15.2, <15.2.4, >=15.3, <15.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@gitlab.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2455?
- CVE-2022-2455 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2455?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.