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CVE-2024-2878 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in GitLab by crafting unusual search terms for branch names, requiring permissions to access the feature.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-2878?

CVE-2024-2878 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 5 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2878?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
gitlab BitnamiFrom 15.7.016.11.2

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2878?

Upgrade gitlab to 16.11.2 or later.

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-2024-2878 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-2878, GHSA-mx9x-fhqg-ggrp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2878.

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