Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2023-1072
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 9.0 before 15.7.8, all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.8.4, all versions starting from 15.9 before 15.9.2. It was possible to trigger a resource depletion attack due to improper filtering for number of requests to read commits details.
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: 0.008 (54.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions >=9.0, <15.7.8, >=15.8, <15.8.4, >=15.9, <15.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219619 (Broken Link)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-1072.json (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1072?
- CVE-2023-1072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1072?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.