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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.197 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.193 · newest: 0.197 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 15.7, 16.10, 16.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2416356 (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.