#VU60320 Input validation error in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-0488

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#VU60320 Input validation error in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-0488

Published: February 4, 2022 / Updated: February 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60320
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0488
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker can use a specific amount of block-quotes, trigger a timeout on a page with markdown and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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