CVE-2022-0489

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 8.15 . It was possible to trigger a DOS by using the math feature with a specific formula in issue comments.

Affected products

GitLab: from 8.15.0 before 14.6.5; from 14.7.0 through 14.7.4; from 14.8.0 before 14.8.2 — fixed in 14.6.5, 14.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.6.5, 14.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0489.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341832
https://hackerone.com/reports/1350793
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0489.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341832
https://hackerone.com/reports/1350793

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