Resource exhaustion in GitLab

CVE-2024-2818

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 16.8.5, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.3, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.1. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using malicious crafted description parameter for labels.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-2818: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions 16.10, 16.9, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2818?
CVE-2024-2818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-2818?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.