PT-2025-5695 · Gitlab · Gitlab Ce/Ee

Joaxcar · Published 2025-02-05 · Updated 2025-08-06 · CVE-2024-2878

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GitLab CE/EE versions 15.7 through 16.9.7 GitLab CE/EE versions 16.10 through 16.10.5 GitLab CE/EE versions 16.11 through 16.11.2

Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE that could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

Recommendations For GitLab CE/EE versions 15.7 through 16.9.7, consider restricting access to branch name search functionality until a patch is available. For GitLab CE/EE versions 16.10 through 16.10.5, consider implementing input validation for branch name search terms to minimize the risk of exploitation. For GitLab CE/EE versions 16.11 through 16.11.2, consider disabling the branch name search feature temporarily until a fix is applied.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

BIT-GITLAB-2024-2878

CVE-2024-2878

Affected Products

Gitlab Ce/Ee

References · 15

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/2xxx/CVE-2024-2878.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2878 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2878 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-gitlab-2024-2878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/110092 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1887123651083804837 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131146 · Telegram Post
• https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released · Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1888905848313024823 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/17289 · Telegram Post