CVE-2024-2878 | Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

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.

Published: 2025-02-05 Last update: 2025-08-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-2878 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-2878

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-22 5.93% 4.62% -1.31%
2 2026-03-21 2.67% 5.93% +3.25%
3 2026-03-16 — 2.67% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-2878

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-2878

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-2878

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-2878 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gitlab), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-2878
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-2878 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gitlab), 6 status rows across 6 suites (focal, jammy, noble, oracular, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2878

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-2878

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gitlab gitlab >= 15.7.0, < 16.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 15.7.0, < 16.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 16.10.0, < 16.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 16.10.0, < 16.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 16.11.0, < 16.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab >= 16.11.0, < 16.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-2878

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