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CVE-2023-6688

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab

Severity Score

6.5
*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 CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. A problem with the processing logic for Google Chat Messages integration may lead to a regular expression DoS attack on the server.

Se descubrió un problema en GitLab CE/EE que afecta a todas las versiones desde la 16.11 hasta la 16.11.2. Un problema con la lógica de procesamiento para la integración de mensajes de chat de Google puede provocar un ataque DoS de expresión regular en el servidor.

*Credits: Thanks to `Anonymizer` for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-12-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-09 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CAPEC
References (0)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
GitLab
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GitLab
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>= 16.11.0 < 16.11.2
Search vendor "GitLab" for product "GitLab" and version " >= 16.11.0 < 16.11.2"
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Affected