CVE-2024-9367 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions 13.9 through 17.4.5, 17.5 through 17.5.3, and 17.6 through 17.6.1. It allows an authenticated attacker to trigger uncontrolled CPU consumption by crafting specific templates for changelog generation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack requiring low privileges, with the primary impact being a denial of service. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article identified, suggesting low current attention. Organizations are advised to update to patched versions 17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 13.9.0, < 17.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.9.0, < 17.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.5.0, < 17.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.5.0, < 17.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.6.0, < 17.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.