Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2023-2198
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.7 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A Regular Expression Denial of Service was possible via sending crafted payloads to the preview_markdown endpoint.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions >=8.7, <15.10.8, >=15.11, <15.11.7, >=16.0, <16.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/408273 (Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/1947187 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2198.json (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2198?
- CVE-2023-2198 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2198?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.