GitLab CE/EE under attack: Crafted Adoc files can cause Denial of Service

CVE-2024-4210

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 August 2024

Summary

A Denial of Service (DoS) condition has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 12.6 before 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. It is possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using crafted adoc files.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab < 17.0.6

GitLab < 17.1.4

GitLab < 17.2.2

Refferences

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458245
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https://hackerone.com/reports/2431562
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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

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

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