CVE-2024-2878 (GCVE-0-2024-2878)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-05 12:21 – Updated: 2025-02-05 20:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 14:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918 | issue-trackingpermissions-required |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patc… | release-notes |
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