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CVE-2024-8237

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 17.4.5 / 17.5.3 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 12.6 prior to 17.4.5, 17.5 prior to 17.5.3, and 17.6 prior to 17.6.1. An attacker could cause a denial of service with a crafted cargo.toml file.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in GitLab CE/EE's cargo.toml file parsing logic. An attacker can trigger excessive resource consumption or a crash by submitting a specially crafted cargo.toml file (Rust package manifest), likely through a project import or package upload feature.

MitigationUpgrade GitLab to version 17.6.1, 17.5.3, 17.4.5, or 12.6 or later to patch the vulnerability. Alternatively, restrict or validate cargo.toml uploads until patching is possible.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
GitLabApplication
Affected:>= 12.6.0, < 17.4.5>= 17.5.0, < 17.5.3= 17.6.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed GitLab version
    Run `sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:env:info` or check the GitLab admin area under Help > Version to determine the exact version number
    Affected if The version is 12.6.0 or later but below 17.4.5, OR between 17.5.0 and 17.5.3, OR exactly 17.6.0
  2. Identify if project import is enabled
    Navigate to GitLab admin settings > Settings > Import and export (or check `/admin/settings/import_export`) to see if project import from external sources is allowed
    Affected if Project import from external sources is enabled and users can import projects containing cargo.toml files
  3. Identify if package upload is enabled
    Check if the Package Registry feature is enabled in GitLab admin settings under Packages & Registries, and whether users can upload packages containing cargo.toml files
    Affected if Package Registry is enabled and users can upload Rust packages with cargo.toml manifests
  4. Check for existing cargo.toml files in imported projects
    Use GitLab search API or web interface to list projects that may contain cargo.toml files in their repositories, particularly from recently imported projects
    Affected if There are projects with cargo.toml files that were imported from external sources since the vulnerable version was installed

You are affected if your GitLab version falls within the vulnerable ranges AND either project import or package upload features are accessible to users who could submit specially crafted cargo.toml files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 17.4.5 / 17.5.3 or later
Fixed in 17.4.517.5.3
Interim mitigation

Upgrade GitLab to version 17.6.1, 17.5.3, 17.4.5, or 12.6 or later to patch the vulnerability. Alternatively, restrict or validate cargo.toml uploads until patching is possible.

Recommended fix High confidence

17.6.1 (or 17.5.3, or 17.4.5)

  1. 1. Backup your GitLab instance data and configuration
  2. 2. Schedule a maintenance window as upgrades may require downtime
  3. 3. For GitLab installations using omnibus packages: Run 'sudo gitlab-ctl stop' to stop services
  4. 4. Update GitLab to version 17.6.1 (or 17.5.3, or 17.4.5) using your package manager
  5. 5. For omnibus: Run 'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gitlab-ce' (or gitlab-ee)
  6. 6. After installation, run 'sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure'
  7. 7. Run 'sudo gitlab-ctl start' to start services
  8. 8. Verify the upgrade by accessing GitLab and checking the version in Admin Area > Settings > Metrics and profiling > Version
Caveat Major version upgrades may include breaking changes; review GitLab release notes for migration requirements

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in GitLab Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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