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

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.