Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2022-2908
A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before 15.1.5, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.3, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.1 allowed an attacker to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in the Commit message field.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
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:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions >=10.7, <15.1.5, >=15.2, <15.2.3, >=15.3, <15.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363734 (Third Party Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/1584156 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2908.json (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2908?
- CVE-2022-2908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2908?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.