CVE-2024-6324
MEDIUM 4.3 ALL-YEARSAn issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 17.5.5, starting from 17.6 prior to 17.6.3, and starting from 17.7 prior to 17.7.1. It was possible to trigger a DoS by creating cyclic references between epics.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.7%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 53rd percentile
Impact if exploited
4.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityLow
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-407: : Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 15.7.0 and < 17.5.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 15.7.0 and < 17.5.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.6.0 and < 17.6.3 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.6.0 and < 17.6.3 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.7.0 and < 17.7.1 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.7.0 and < 17.7.1 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/468914 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-01-09T06:02:46.213Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6324 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:17:46.797 - https://hackerone.com/reports/2553716 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-01-09T06:02:46.213Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6324 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:17:46.797
Advisories
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/01/08/patch-release-gitlab-17-7-1-released/#cyclic-reference-of-epics-leads-resource-exhaustion CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-01-09T06:02:46.213Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6324 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:17:46.797 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-48003 EUVD · EUVD-2024-48003
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS