CVE-2023-5963
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
CVSS Score
3.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
2th
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE with Advanced Search affecting all versions from 13.9 to 16.3.6, 16.4 prior to 16.4.2 and 16.5 prior to 16.5.1 that could allow a denial of service in the Advanced Search function by chaining too many syntax operators.
| CWE | CWE-770 |
| Vendor | gitlab |
| Product | gitlab |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 6, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Apr 23, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
GitLab / GitLab
13.9 < 16.3.6 16.4.0 < 16.4.2 16.5.0 < 16.5.1
References
Credits
This vulnerability was found internally by GitLab.