🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2023-0921

MEDIUM 4.3

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-770
Vendor gitlab
Product gitlab
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Jun 6, 2023
Last Updated Jan 7, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

GitLab / GitLab
>=8.3, <15.10.8 >=15.11, <15.11.7 >=16.0, <16.0.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/392433 hackerone.com: https://hackerone.com/reports/1869839 gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0921.json

Credits

Thanks [cryptopone](https://hackerone.com/cryptopone) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program