CVE-2020-13280 Denial of service in GitLab
An attacker can cause memory exhaustion and denial of service in GitLab by triggering excessive logging of invite email errors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-13280?
CVE-2020-13280 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a memory exhaustion flaw exists due to excessive logging of an invite email error message.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13280?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | All versions | 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13280?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 13.0.12, 13.1.6 or 13.2.3.
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-2020-13280 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13280 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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 BIT-gitlab-2020-13280, GHSA-4839-fmx8-4hrv, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13280.