CVE-2022-0489 Denial of service in GitLab
Attackers can cause a denial of service in GitLab by submitting specific mathematical formulas in issue comments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-0489?
CVE-2022-0489 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 1 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 8.15 . It was possible to trigger a DOS by using the math feature with a specific formula in issue comments.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0489?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 8.15.0 | 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0489?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 14.6.5, 14.7.4 or 14.8.2.
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-2022-0489 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0489 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- 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 BIT-gitlab-2022-0489, GHSA-42mj-q9qp-h3gm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0489.