CVE-2024-8124

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2024 at 04:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 40%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.1.7, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which could cause Denial of Service via sending a specific POST request.

Affected

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

16.4 ≤ v < 17.1.716.4.0 ≤ v < 17.1.717.2 ≤ v < 17.2.517.2.0 ≤ v < 17.2.517.3 ≤ v < 17.3.217.3.0 ≤ v < 17.3.216.417.217.3
Affected range stops below 17.1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.3.2, 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 (3)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredBroken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480533
Technical DescriptionExploitPermissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2634880

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

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1333

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