title: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab
description: An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.2 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1 in which the projects API pagination can be skipped, potentially leading to DoS on certain instances.
problem types: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
affected:
{
vendor: GitLab
product: GitLab
repo: git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git
versions:
version: 15.2, status: affected, lessThan: 16.1.5, versionType: semver
version: 16.2, status: affected, lessThan: 16.2.5, versionType: semver
version: 16.3, status: affected, lessThan: 16.3.1, versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 5.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]
solutions: Upgrade to versions 16.3.1, 16.2.5, 16.1.5 or above.