CVE-2022-2908 : A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before 15.1.5, all versions sta

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before 15.1.5, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.3, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.1 allowed an attacker to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in the Commit message field.

Published 2022-10-17 16:15:22

Updated 2022-10-19 17:29:57

Source GitLab Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2908

EPSS FAQ

0.10%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 41 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-2908

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	2.8	1.4	GitLab Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low
4.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	2.8	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low

CWE ids for CVE-2022-2908

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-2908

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363734

Regex backtracking vulnerability with `commit_trailers_filter.rb` allows an attacker to exploit ReDoS through the `Commit message` field (#363734) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab
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https://hackerone.com/reports/1584156

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https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2908.json

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Products affected by CVE-2022-2908

Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
Versions from including (>=) 10.7.0 and before (<) 15.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Matching versions
Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.3 and before (<) 15.3.1
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
Matching versions
Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.2 and before (<) 15.2.3
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
Matching versions
Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
Versions from including (>=) 10.7.0 and before (<) 15.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
Matching versions
Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.2 and before (<) 15.2.3
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Matching versions
Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
Versions from including (>=) 15.3 and before (<) 15.3.1
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-2908

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2908

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-2908

CWE ids for CVE-2022-2908

References for CVE-2022-2908

Products affected by CVE-2022-2908