Denial of Service Vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE
CVE-2024-2878

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 February 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

An issue in GitLab CE/EE has been identified where an attacker can exploit the application by creating specially crafted search terms for branch names, resulting in a denial of service. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of GitLab, emphasizing the importance of timely updates to mitigate potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 15.7 < 16.9.7

GitLab 16.10 < 16.10.5

GitLab 16.11 < 16.11.2

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-2024-2878 - Proof of Concept

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918
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https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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