CVE-2022-2908

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1333

Description

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before 15.1.5, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.3, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.1 allowed an attacker to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in the Commit message field.

Affected products

GitLab: from 10.7.0 before 15.1.5; from 15.2 before 15.2.3; from 15.3 before 15.3.1 — fixed in 15.1.5, 15.2.3, 15.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.1.5, 15.2.3, 15.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2908.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363734
https://hackerone.com/reports/1584156
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2908.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363734
https://hackerone.com/reports/1584156
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363734

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