Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2022-3283

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.4, all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.4.1 While cloning an issue with special crafted content added to the description could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions >=15.4, <15.4.1, >=15.3, <15.3.4, <15.2.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3283?
CVE-2022-3283 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-3283?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3283 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.