CVE-2024-2878
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-2878
To remediate CVE-2024-2878, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.11.2 or later
Is CVE-2024-2878 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 15.7.0, < 16.11.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |