Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab
Published May 23, 2024
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.51%
Description
A Denial of Service (DoS) condition has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 16.10.6, version 16.11 before 16.11.3, and 17.0 before 17.0.1. It is possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using a crafted wiki page.
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<16.10.6
- Version 16.11StatusaffectedConstraints<16.11.3
- Version 17.0StatusaffectedConstraints<17.0.1
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Upgrade to versions 16.10.6, 16.11.3, 17.0.1 or above.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed May 23, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (5 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 40.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 38.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 69.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 8.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (2)
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/433534 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2263638 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/433534 | issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken Link | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2263638 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required |
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