Resource exhaustion in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - #VU54564
Published: July 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54564
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when using Webhooks. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.11.6, 13.12.6, 14.0.2
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.11.6, 13.12.6, 14.0.2
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.11.6, 13.12.6, 14.0.2