7.5
CWE
1333 400
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-3364: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab

First published: Tue Aug 01 2023(Updated: )

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.14 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. A Regular Expression Denial of Service was possible via sending crafted payloads which use AutolinkFilter to the preview_markdown endpoint.

Credit: cve@gitlab.com cve@gitlab.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
GitLab GitLab>=8.14<16.0.8
GitLab GitLab>=8.14<16.0.8
GitLab GitLab>=16.1<16.1.3
GitLab GitLab>=16.1<16.1.3
GitLab GitLab>=16.2<16.2.2
GitLab GitLab>=16.2<16.2.2

Remedy

Upgrade to versions 16.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.0.8 or above.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue in GitLab?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue in GitLab is CVE-2023-3364.

  • Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2023-3364?

    All versions starting from 8.14 before 16.0.8 and all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, and all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2 of GitLab are affected by CVE-2023-3364.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-3364?

    The severity of CVE-2023-3364 is high.

  • What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2023-3364?

    The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2023-3364 is CWE-1333 and CWE-400.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-3364?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-3364 on HackerOne (https://hackerone.com/reports/1959727) and GitLab's official issue tracker (https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/415995).

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