Resource exhaustion in GitLab

CVE-2022-3613

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.5.7, all versions starting from 15.6 before 15.6.4, all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.7.2. A crafted Prometheus Server query can cause high resource consumption and may lead to Denial of Service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-3613: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=0.0, <15.5.7, >=15.6, <15.6.4, >=15.7, <15.7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3613?
CVE-2022-3613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2023-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-3613?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.