CVE-2023-0921

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Published Jun 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 84.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-400
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Title Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Weaknesses CWE-770
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Jan 7, 2025, 9:51 PM
Reserved
Feb 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 6, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM