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CVE-2023-0921

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 15.10.8, 15.11.7, 16.0.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A lack of length validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.3 before 15.10.8, 15.11 before 15.11.7, and 16.0 before 16.0.2 allows an authenticated attacker to create a large Issue description via GraphQL which, when repeatedly requested, saturates CPU usage.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • GitLab GitLab

    From 8.3 · fixed in 15.10.8; From 15.11 · fixed in 15.11.7; From 16.0 · fixed in 16.0.2

References 3

gitlab.com

hackerone.com