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CVE-2024-2878: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

7.5 CVSS

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-2878

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: GitLab

Product: GitLab

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.85% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918
https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356

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