GitLab CE/EE Vulnerability Could Lead to Regular Expression DoS Attack

CVE-2024-1493
6.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 June 2024

Summary

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 9.2 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, with the processing logic for generating link in dependency files can lead to a regular expression DoS attack on the server

Affected Version(s)

GitLab < 16.11.5

GitLab < 17.0.3

GitLab < 17.1.1

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

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