GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1 Markdown resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Markdown Handler. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-2651. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Markdown Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 16.9.7, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.5, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using maliciously crafted markdown content.

The weakness was shared by joaxcar as 450830. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-2651 since 03/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 16.9.7, 16.10.5 or 16.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.9.7/16.10.5/16.11.2

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03/19/2024 🔍
05/09/2024 +50 days 🔍
05/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/03/2024 +147 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 450830
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263604

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2024 05:56
Updated: 10/03/2024 18:15
Changes: 05/09/2024 05:56 (66), 10/03/2024 18:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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