Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab
Published Apr 25, 2024
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 25.96%
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 products
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- Version 12.5StatusaffectedConstraints<16.9.6
- Version 16.10StatusaffectedConstraints<16.10.4
- Version 16.11StatusaffectedConstraints<16.11.1
- Version
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift4/ose-console
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift4/ose-console | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Upgrade to versions 16.9.6, 16.10.4, 16.11.1 or above.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 Apr 30, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 25.96% (0.25965) | 97.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 25.96% (0.25965) | 97.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01248) | 78.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03496) | 87.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00461) | 61.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03496) | 87.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 4.51% (0.04507) | 88.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 2.18% (0.02180) | 83.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00461) | 62.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 8.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2829 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2277137 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451456 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2416728 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2829
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2829
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2829 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2277137 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451456 | issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken Link | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2416728 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2829 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2829 |
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