An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1. A low-privileged attacker can point a CI/CD Component to an incorrect path and cause the server to exhaust all available memory through an infinite loop and cause Denial of Service.
Published 2023-11-06 11:15:10
Updated 2024-10-03 07:15:24
Source GitLab Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2023-5825

  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 16.2.0 and before (<) 16.3.6
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 16.2.0 and before (<) 16.3.6
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Community Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 16.4.0 and before (<) 16.4.2
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Enterprise Edition
    Versions from including (>=) 16.4.0 and before (<) 16.4.2
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Version: 16.5.0 Community Edition
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.5.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
  • Gitlab » Gitlab » Version: 16.5.0 Enterprise Edition
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.5.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5825

0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 22 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5825

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
GitLab Inc.
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2023-5825

  • 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:
    • cve@gitlab.com (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
    Assigned by: cve@gitlab.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-5825

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