GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.3.5/16.4.1/16.5.0 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.3.5/16.4.1/16.5.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-5825. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.3.5/16.4.1/16.5.0 (Bug Tracking Software). This affects some unknown functionality. 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 issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1. A low-privileged attacker can point a CI/CD Component to an incorrect path and cause the server to exhaust all available memory through an infinite loop and cause Denial of Service.

The weakness was presented 11/06/2023 as 428984. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5825 since 10/27/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 16.3.6, 16.4.2 or 16.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-58108). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.3.6/16.4.2/16.5.1

Timelineinfo

10/27/2023 🔍
11/06/2023 +10 days 🔍
11/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/20/2025 +745 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 428984
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244533
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2023 12:27
Updated: 11/20/2025 14:09
Changes: 11/06/2023 12:27 (51), 10/03/2024 11:41 (27), 11/20/2025 14:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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