Resource exhaustion in GitLab
CVE-2024-8973
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.1 prior to 17.9.8, from 17.10 prior to 17.10.6, and from 17.11 prior to 17.11.2. It was possible to cause a DoS condition via GitHub import requests using a malicious crafted payload.
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: 0.004 (30.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 17.1, 17.10, 17.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/491041 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2711684 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8973?
- CVE-2024-8973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8973?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8973 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.