Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-2878Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity resource allocation without limits 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 19.7% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)19.7%top 2.6% 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 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- GitLab Issue #451918 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2416356 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/ release-notes