Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Published Dec 12, 2024
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.50%
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2, that allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled CPU consumption, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition while parsing templates to generate changelogs.
Affected products
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- Version 13.9StatusaffectedConstraints<17.4.6
- Version 17.5StatusaffectedConstraints<17.5.4
- Version 17.6StatusaffectedConstraints<17.6.2
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Upgrade to versions 17.6.2, 17.5.4, 17.4.6 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: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 Dec 12, 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 (4 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 40.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 36.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 28.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (2)
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/496631 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2735311 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/496631 | issue-trackingpermissions-requiredExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2735311 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required |
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