VDB-213357 · CVE-2022-3818 · Issue 358170

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 15.3.4/15.4.3/15.5.1 URL Parser resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.3.4/15.4.3/15.5.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component URL Parser. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-3818. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.3.4/15.4.3/15.5.1 (Bug Tracking Software). This affects an unknown code of the component URL Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An uncontrolled resource consumption issue when parsing URLs in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to cause performance issues and potentially a denial of service on the GitLab instance.

The weakness was disclosed 11/10/2022 as 358170. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-3818 since 11/02/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 15.3.5, 15.4.4 or 15.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

GitLab

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Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 15.3.5/15.4.4/15.5.2

Timelineinfo

11/02/2022 🔍
11/10/2022 +8 days 🔍
11/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2025 +904 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 358170
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-3818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213357

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2022 07:32
Updated: 05/02/2025 09:46
Changes: 11/10/2022 07:32 (53), 05/02/2025 09:46 (24)
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