Name: CVE-2023-5963: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-5963, CVSS 3.1, EPSS 0.00484

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE with Advanced Search affecting all versions from 13.9 to 16.3.6, 16.4 prior to 16.4.2 and 16.5 prior to 16.5.1 that could allow a denial of service in the Advanced Search function by chaining too many syntax operators.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Gitlab Gitlab	—	Upgrade Gitlab to the latest version	Apr 22, 2025	Nov 6, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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