Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2024-8041
A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 17.1.6, 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and 17.3 prior to 17.3.1. A denial of service could occur upon importing a maliciously crafted repository using the GitHub importer.
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 (37.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% 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 0, 17.2, 17.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/463092 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2499070 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8041?
- CVE-2024-8041 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8041?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.