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CVE-2022-3411

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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: 2023-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-1284

Description

A lack of length validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.4 before 15.6.7, 15.7 before 15.7.6, and 15.8 before 15.8.1 allows an authenticated attacker to create a large Issue description via GraphQL which, when repeatedly requested, saturates CPU usage.

Affected products

• GitLab: from 12.4 before 15.6.7; from 15.7 before 15.7.6; from 15.8 before 15.8.1 — fixed in 15.6.7, 15.7.6, 15.8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.6.7, 15.7.6, 15.8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3411.json
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/376247
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1685995
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3411.json
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/376247
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1685995

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