CVE-2020-13354

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Published Nov 17, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE starting with version 12.6. The container registry name check could cause exponential number of backtracks for certain user supplied values resulting in high CPU usage. Affected versions are: >=12.6, <13.3.9.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

GitLab

GitLab CE/EE

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=12.6`	affected	—
`<13.3.9`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-5613	A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE starting with version 12.6. The container registry name check could cause exponential number of backtracks for certain user supplied values resulting in high CPU usage. Affected versions are: >=12.6, <13.3.9.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.433% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13354.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/220019
https://hackerone.com/reports/869875

History

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Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: Nov 17, 2020, 12:43 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:18 PM
Reserved: May 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 17, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM

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