Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2024-1493
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 9.2 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, with the processing logic for generating link in dependency files can lead to a regular expression DoS attack on the server
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression 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: 0.005 (39.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 17.0, 17.1.0, 17.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/441806 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2370084 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1493?
- CVE-2024-1493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1493?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.