Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2024-1816
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.0 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, which allows for an attacker to cause a denial of service using a crafted OpenAPI file.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 17.0, 17.1.0, 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/442852 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2370737 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1816?
- CVE-2024-1816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1816?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.