Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2024-4210
A Denial of Service (DoS) condition has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 12.6 before 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. It is possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using crafted adoc files.
Vulnerability class: DoS (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 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% 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 12.6, 17.1, 17.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458245 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2431562 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4210?
- CVE-2024-4210 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4210?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.