Uncontrolled CPU Consumption Vulnerability in GitLab EE/CE
CVE-2024-10307

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 March 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in GitLab EE and CE, which allows an attacker to craft a malicious file that, when accessed through a merge request, triggers excessive CPU usage. This issue affects various versions of GitLab, allowing remote exploitation that can severely impact system performance and availability. Users are urged to upgrade to the latest versions to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 12.10 < 17.8.6

GitLab 17.9 < 17.9.3

GitLab 17.10 < 17.10.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-10307 - Proof of Concept

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/500497
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https://hackerone.com/reports/2775113
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Thanks [l33thaxor](https://hackerone.com/l33thaxor) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
.