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CVE-2023-5963

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE with Advanced Search affecting all versions from 13.9 to 16.3.6, 16.4 prior to 16.4.2 and 16.5 prior to 16.5.1 that could allow a denial of service in the Advanced Search function by chaining too many syntax operators.

Se ha descubierto un problema en GitLab EE con Advanced Search que afecta a todas las versiones desde 13.9 a 16.3.6, 16.4 anterior a 16.4.2 y 16.5 anterior a 16.5.1 que podría permitir una denegación de servicio en la función de Advanced Search al encadenar demasiadas operadores de sintaxis.

*Credits: This vulnerability was found internally by GitLab.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-11-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab"
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"
>= 13.9.0 <= 16.3.6
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 13.9.0 <= 16.3.6"
enterprise
Affected
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab"
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"
>= 16.4.0 < 16.4.2
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.4.0 < 16.4.2"
enterprise
Affected
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab"
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"
16.5.0
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version "16.5.0"
enterprise
Affected