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CVE-2024-2800

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2024 at 10:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

ReDoS flaw in RefMatcher when matching branch names using wildcards in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions from 11.3 prior to 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2 allows denial of service via Regex backtracking.

Affected

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

GitLab· GitLabmaven
95%
11.3 ≤ v < 17.0.611.3.0 ≤ v < 17.0.617.1 ≤ v < 17.1.417.1.0 ≤ v < 17.1.417.2 ≤ v < 17.2.217.2.0 ≤ v < 17.2.211.317.117.2
Affected range stops below 17.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451293
Technical DescriptionExploitPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/2416332

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-1333

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