Resource exhaustion in GitLab

CVE-2022-3818

An uncontrolled resource consumption issue when parsing URLs in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to cause performance issues and potentially a denial of service on the GitLab instance.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.8% 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-2022-3818: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions <15.3.5, >=15.4, <15.4.4, >=15.5, <15.5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3818?
CVE-2022-3818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-3818?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.