CVE-2024-1963

Public Exploit
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.4 prior to 16.10.7, starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.4, and starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.2. A vulnerability in GitLab's Asana integration allowed an attacker to potentially cause a regular expression denial of service by sending specially crafted requests.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade to versions 16.10.7, 16.11.4, 17.0.2 or above.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.49%
Vendor Advisory gitlab.com Vendor Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: GitLab GitLab
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/443577 vendor advisory issue tracking permissions required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2376482 third party advisory exploit permissions required technical description
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#redos-in-asana-integration-issue-mapping-when-webhook-is-called release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1963?
CVE-2024-1963 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-1963?
To fix CVE-2024-1963: Upgrade to versions 16.10.7, 16.11.4, 17.0.2 or above.
Is CVE-2024-1963 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-1963 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-1963?
CVE-2024-1963 affects GitLab GitLab.
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