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CVE-2024-8973: 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: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-770
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.1 prior to 17.9.8, from 17.10 prior to 17.10.6, and from 17.11 prior to 17.11.2. It was possible to cause a DoS condition via GitHub import requests using a malicious crafted payload.
Affected products
- GitLab: from 17.1.0 before 17.9.8; from 17.10.0 before 17.10.6; from 17.11.0 before 17.11.2 — fixed in 17.10.6, 17.11.2, 17.9.8
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 17.10.6, 17.11.2, 17.9.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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