High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 5, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-2878
CVE-2024-2878
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 15.7
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=15.7.0,<16.9.7
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=15.7.0,<16.9.7
- (no CPE)range: >=15.7, <16.9.7 OR >=16.10, <16.10.5 OR >=16.11, <16.11.2
Patches
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References
3- about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/nvdRelease Notes
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2416356nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 16.11.2, 16.10.5, 16.9.7GitLab Security Releases · May 8, 2024