What is the severity of CVE-2023-1072?

CVE-2023-1072 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for resource depletion attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1072?

To resolve CVE-2023-1072, upgrade GitLab to version 15.7.8 or later, 15.8.4 or later, or 15.9.2 or later.

Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2023-1072?

CVE-2023-1072 affects GitLab versions from 9.0 up to but not including 15.7.8, 15.8 up to but not including 15.8.4, and 15.9 up to but not including 15.9.2.

What type of attack does CVE-2023-1072 enable?

CVE-2023-1072 allows attackers to trigger resource depletion attacks due to improper filtering of request numbers.

Is CVE-2023-1072 present in both GitLab Community and Enterprise editions?

Yes, CVE-2023-1072 affects both GitLab Community and Enterprise editions across the identified vulnerable versions.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-1072

medium

5.3

CWE

400

9/3/2023

2/8/2024

CVE-2023-1072

First published: Thu Mar 09 2023(Updated: )

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 9.0 before 15.7.8, all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.8.4, all versions starting from 15.9 before 15.9.2. It was possible to trigger a resource depletion attack due to improper filtering for number of requests to read commits details.

Credit: cve@gitlab.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GitLab	>=9.0<15.7.8
GitLab	>=9.0<15.7.8
GitLab	>=15.8<15.8.4
GitLab	>=15.8<15.8.4
GitLab	>=15.9<15.9.2
GitLab	>=15.9<15.9.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-1072?
CVE-2023-1072 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for resource depletion attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1072?
To resolve CVE-2023-1072, upgrade GitLab to version 15.7.8 or later, 15.8.4 or later, or 15.9.2 or later.
Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2023-1072?
CVE-2023-1072 affects GitLab versions from 9.0 up to but not including 15.7.8, 15.8 up to but not including 15.8.4, and 15.9 up to but not including 15.9.2.
What type of attack does CVE-2023-1072 enable?
CVE-2023-1072 allows attackers to trigger resource depletion attacks due to improper filtering of request numbers.
Is CVE-2023-1072 present in both GitLab Community and Enterprise editions?
Yes, CVE-2023-1072 affects both GitLab Community and Enterprise editions across the identified vulnerable versions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-1072?
CVE-2023-1072 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for resource depletion attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1072?
To resolve CVE-2023-1072, upgrade GitLab to version 15.7.8 or later, 15.8.4 or later, or 15.9.2 or later.
Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2023-1072?
CVE-2023-1072 affects GitLab versions from 9.0 up to but not including 15.7.8, 15.8 up to but not including 15.8.4, and 15.9 up to but not including 15.9.2.
What type of attack does CVE-2023-1072 enable?
CVE-2023-1072 allows attackers to trigger resource depletion attacks due to improper filtering of request numbers.
Is CVE-2023-1072 present in both GitLab Community and Enterprise editions?
Yes, CVE-2023-1072 affects both GitLab Community and Enterprise editions across the identified vulnerable versions.