CVE-2024-8973

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/491041	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2711684	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

History

08 Aug 2025, 16:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::* cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
References	~~() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/491041 -~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/491041 - Broken Link
References	~~() https://hackerone.com/reports/2711684 -~~	() https://hackerone.com/reports/2711684 - Permissions Required
First Time		Gitlab gitlab Gitlab

12 May 2025, 17:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se ha descubierto un problema en GitLab CE/EE que afecta a todas las versiones (desde la 17.1 hasta la 17.9.8), desde la 17.10 hasta la 17.10.6 y desde la 17.11 hasta la 17.11.2. Era posible provocar una denegación de servicio (DoS) mediante solicitudes de importación de GitHub utilizando un payload malicioso.

09 May 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-09 17:15

Updated : 2025-08-08 16:54

NVD link : CVE-2024-8973

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8973

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8973

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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