CVE-2022-2931

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% 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-400

Description

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2. Malformed content added to the issue description could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.

Affected products

GitLab: before 15.1.6; from 15.2 before 15.2.4; from 15.3 before 15.3.2 — fixed in 15.1.6, 15.2.4, 15.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.1.6, 15.2.4, 15.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2931.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361982
https://hackerone.com/reports/1543718
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2931.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361982
https://hackerone.com/reports/1543718
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361982

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