CVE-2024-6324

MEDIUM

GitLab CE/EE <17.5.5-17.7.1 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 17.5.5, starting from 17.6 prior to 17.6.3, and starting from 17.7 prior to 17.7.1. It was possible to trigger a DoS by creating cyclic references between epics.

References (3)

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/01/08/patch-release-gitlab-17-7-1-released/#cyclic-reference-of-epics-leads-resource-exhaustion

[Exploit, Issue Tracking] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/468914

[Permissions Required] https://hackerone.com/reports/2553716

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 28.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-407

Status published

Affected Products (2)

gitlab/gitlab < 17.5.5

gitlab/gitlab < 17.5.5

Timeline

Published Jan 09, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026