Denial of Service Vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE Products
CVE-2024-8237

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 November 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

CVE-2024-8237 is a critical Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability identified in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). This issue affects all versions prior to 12.6 and includes specific versions 17.4.5, 17.5.3, and 17.6.1. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending a maliciously crafted cargo.toml file, leading to service disruptions. Organizations utilizing affected versions are urged to update immediately to reduce the risk of potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 12.6 < 17.4.5

GitLab 17.5 < 17.5.3

GitLab 17.6 < 17.6.1

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-2024-8237 - Proof of Concept

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480900
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https://hackerone.com/reports/2648665
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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 [l33thaxor](https://hackerone.com/l33thaxor) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
.