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.
Published 2023-06-06 17:15:13
Updated 2024-10-08 19:23:22
Source GitLab Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2023-0921

  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 8.3.0 and before (<) 15.10.8
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 15.11.0 and before (<) 15.11.7
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 8.3.0 and before (<) 15.10.8
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 16.0.0 and before (<) 16.0.2
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 15.11.0 and before (<) 15.11.7
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 16.0.0 and before (<) 16.0.2
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-0921

0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-0921

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
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.
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

CWE ids for CVE-2023-0921

  • 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)
  • The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
    Assigned by:
    • cve@gitlab.com (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-0921

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