What is CVE-2023-5963?

CVE-2023-5963 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2023-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-5963?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2023-5963

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE with Advanced Search affecting all versions from 13.9 to 16.3.6, 16.4 prior to 16.4.2 and 16.5 prior to 16.5.1 that could allow a denial of service in the Advanced Search function by chaining too many syntax operators.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 13.9, 16.4.0, 16.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5963?: CVE-2023-5963 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2023-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-5963?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.