Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2023-4912
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 10.5 before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. It was possible for an attacker to cause a client-side denial of service using malicious crafted mermaid diagram input.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 10.5, 16.6.0, 16.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/424882 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/2137421 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4912?
- CVE-2023-4912 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2023-12-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4912?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-4912 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.