Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2024-8237
A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 12.6 prior to 17.4.5, 17.5 prior to 17.5.3, and 17.6 prior to 17.6.1. An attacker could cause a denial of service with a crafted cargo.toml file.
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: 0.006 (47.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 17.6, 17.5, 17.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480900 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2648665 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8237?
- CVE-2024-8237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8237?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.