Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2022-3759
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.3 before 15.6.7, all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.7.6, all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.8.1. An attacker may upload a crafted CI job artifact zip file in a project that uses dynamic child pipelines and make a sidekiq job allocate a lot of memory. In GitLab instances where Sidekiq is memory-limited, this may cause Denial of Service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (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: 0.012 (67.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.4% 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 >=14.3, <15.6.7, >=15.7, <15.7.6, >=15.8, <15.8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/379633 (Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/1736230 (Permissions Required)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3759.json (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3759?
- CVE-2022-3759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3759?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.