Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-8124Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity regular-expression denial of service in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 40.2% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)40.2%top 1.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.1.7, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which could cause Denial of Service via sending a specific POST request.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1333 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- GitLab Issue #480533 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2634880 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/