What is CVE-2022-3411?

CVE-2022-3411 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-3411?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in GitLab

CVE-2022-3411

A lack of length validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.4 before 15.6.7, 15.7 before 15.7.6, and 15.8 before 15.8.1 allows an authenticated attacker to create a large Issue description via GraphQL which, when repeatedly requested, saturates CPU usage.

Published 2023-02-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions >=12.4, <15.6.7, >=15.7, <15.7.6, >=15.8, <15.8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/376247 (Broken Link)
hackerone.com/reports/1685995 (Permissions Required)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3411.json (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3411?: CVE-2022-3411 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-3411?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.