Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2023-4647

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.2 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1 in which the projects API pagination can be skipped, potentially leading to DoS on certain instances.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions 16.3.0, 16.2, 16.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4647?
CVE-2023-4647 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-4647?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.