Vulnerability · Published Apr 25, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-2829Inefficient 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 26.0% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)26.0%top 2.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 16.9.6, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.4, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.1. A crafted wildcard filter in FileFinder may lead to a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2829 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2829 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2829 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2829 |
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 #451456 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2416728 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required