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CVE-2024-2878

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM 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 20%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

Affected

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

GitLab· GitLabmaven
95%
15.7 ≤ v < 16.9.715.7.0 ≤ v < 16.9.716.10 ≤ v < 16.10.516.10.0 ≤ v < 16.10.516.11 ≤ v < 16.11.216.11.0 ≤ v < 16.11.215.716.1016.11
Affected range stops below 16.10.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.11.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.9.7, 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 (3)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918
Technical DescriptionExploitPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356
Release Notes
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-770NVD-CWE-noinfo

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