CVE-2019-15722 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause client resource exhaustion via malicious Markdown expressions, leading to denial of service in GitLab.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15722?
CVE-2019-15722 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 16 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.15 through 12.2.1. Particular mathematical expressions in GitLab Markdown can exhaust client resources.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15722?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15722?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-15722 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15722 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wg9-668g-hc95.