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CVE-2024-2878: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 19.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-770

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

Affected products

• GitLab: from 15.7.0 before 16.9.7; from 16.10.0 before 16.10.5; from 16.11.0 before 16.11.2 — fixed in 16.10.5, 16.11.2, 16.9.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.10.5, 16.11.2, 16.9.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918
• https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356
• https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/

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