CVE-2023-3246 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
Attackers can block the Sidekiq job processor in GitLab, causing a denial of service for background tasks.
- 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-2023-3246?
CVE-2023-3246 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 6 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions starting before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1 which allows an attackers to block Sidekiq job processor.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3246?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 10.3.0 | 16.3.6, 16.4.2, 16.5.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3246?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 16.3.6, 16.4.2 or 16.5.1.
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-2023-3246 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3246 exists.
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- 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-2023-3246, GHSA-xh7q-hg94-4g3m, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3246.