Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2024-8124
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.1.7, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which could cause Denial of Service via sending a specific POST request.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
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: 0.400 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.400 · newest: 0.400 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 16.4, 17.2, 17.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480533 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2634880 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8124?
- CVE-2024-8124 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8124?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8124 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.