CVE-2024-8973

MEDIUM

Gitlab < 17.9.8 - Resource Allocation Without Limits

Title source: rule

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.1 prior to 17.9.8, from 17.10 prior to 17.10.6, and from 17.11 prior to 17.11.2. It was possible to cause a DoS condition via GitHub import requests using a malicious crafted payload.

References (2)

[Broken Link] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/491041

[Permissions Required] https://hackerone.com/reports/2711684

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0026

EPSS Percentile 48.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-770

Status published

Affected Products (2)

gitlab/gitlab < 17.9.8

Timeline

Published May 09, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026