CVE-2023-4647

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 1, 2023 at 10:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.2 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1 in which the projects API pagination can be skipped, potentially leading to DoS on certain instances.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

15.2 ≤ v < 16.1.515.2.0 ≤ v < 16.1.516.2 ≤ v < 16.2.516.3 ≤ v < 16.3.115.216.216.316.3.0
Affected range stops below 16.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-770

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