CVE-2024-2878

HIGH EPSS 96.8%
Published Feb 5, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Feb 5, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
96.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-770

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
gitlabgitlab*≥15.7.0  –  <16.9.7
gitlabgitlab*≥15.7.0  –  <16.9.7
gitlabgitlab*≥16.10.0  –  <16.10.5
gitlabgitlab*≥16.10.0  –  <16.10.5
gitlabgitlab*≥16.11.0  –  <16.11.2
gitlabgitlab*≥16.11.0  –  <16.11.2

References 3

  • about.gitlab.com https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/
    Release Notes
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918
    Broken Link
  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356
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Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.