CVE-2023-0921
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
4.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 17.0%
Description
A lack of length validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.3 before 15.10.8, 15.11 before 15.11.7, and 16.0 before 16.0.2 allows an authenticated attacker to create a large Issue description via GraphQL which, when repeatedly requested, saturates CPU usage.
How to fix CVE-2023-0921
To remediate CVE-2023-0921, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 15.10.8 or later
Is CVE-2023-0921 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 17.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 8.3.0, < 15.10.8, >= 15.11.0, < 15.11.7, >= 16.0.0, < 16.0.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |