VDB-218047 · CVE-2022-3613 · Issue 378456

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 15.5.6/15.6.3/15.7.1 Prometheus Server resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.5.6/15.6.3/15.7.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Prometheus Server Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-3613. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.5.6/15.6.3/15.7.1 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Prometheus Server Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.5.7, all versions starting from 15.6 before 15.6.4, all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.7.2. A crafted Prometheus Server query can cause high resource consumption and may lead to Denial of Service.

The weakness was disclosed 01/12/2023 as 378456. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-3613 since 10/19/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 15.5.7, 15.6.4 or 15.7.2 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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.8
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 15.5.7/15.6.4/15.7.2

Timelineinfo

10/19/2022 🔍
01/12/2023 +85 days 🔍
01/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2025 +817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 378456
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-3613 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218047

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2023 07:28
Updated: 04/08/2025 18:24
Changes: 01/12/2023 07:28 (53), 02/04/2023 10:11 (11), 04/08/2025 18:24 (16)
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