CVE-2024-8124

Public Exploit
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.1.7, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which could cause Denial of Service via sending a specific POST request.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade to versions 17.3.2, 17.2.5, 17.1.7 or above.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.42% Top 25%
Affected: GitLab GitLab
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480533 broken link issue tracking permissions required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2634880 exploit permissions required technical description
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8124?
CVE-2024-8124 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8124?
To fix CVE-2024-8124: Upgrade to versions 17.3.2, 17.2.5, 17.1.7 or above.
Is CVE-2024-8124 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-8124 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-8124?
CVE-2024-8124 affects GitLab GitLab.
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