What is CVE-2024-2878?

CVE-2024-2878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-2878?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-2878 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2024-2878

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

EPSS: 0.193 (97.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 15.7, 16.10, 16.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2878?: CVE-2024-2878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-2878?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-2878 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.