Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2024-8233
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.4 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. An attacker could cause a denial of service with requests for diff files on a commit or merge request.
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: 0.008 (53.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 9.4, 17.5, 17.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480867 (issue-tracking, Exploit, permissions-required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/2650086 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8233?
- CVE-2024-8233 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8233?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8233 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.