Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2023-5825
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1. A low-privileged attacker can point a CI/CD Component to an incorrect path and cause the server to exhaust all available memory through an infinite loop and cause Denial of Service.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.5% 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 16.4, 16.5.0, 16.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/428984 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/2218566 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5825?
- CVE-2023-5825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5825?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5825 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.