GitLab CE/EE Under Attack: Denial of Service Vulnerability Discovered

CVE-2024-1947

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 May 2024
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

A denial of service (DoS) condition was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.2.4 before 16.10.6, 16.11 before 16.11.3, and 17.0 before 17.0.1. By leveraging this vulnerability an attacker could create a DoS condition by sending crafted API calls.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 13.2.4 < 16.10.6

GitLab 16.11 < 16.11.3

GitLab 17.0 < 17.0.1

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-2024-1947 - Proof of Concept

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/443559
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https://hackerone.com/reports/2380264
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
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

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database1 Proof of Concept(s)

Credit

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