CVE-2024-2878 | BDVDB-2026-265382 Detail

GitLabGitLab

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References#

Exploit#

https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356

History#

Version 12025-02-05Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-02-05
Last modified: 2025-02-05

Vendor information

Vendor: GitLab
Product: GitLab

All GitLab vulnerabilities

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

19.7%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 97.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 15.7 and < 16.9.7
Fixed
16.9.7
Vulnerable
>= 16.10 and < 16.10.5
Fixed
16.10.5
Vulnerable
>= 16.11 and < 16.11.2
Fixed
16.11.2

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).