CVE-2023-5963 LOW

CVE-2023-5963: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published November 6, 2023
Last update June 4, 2026
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CVSS base score

3.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 6, 2023 CVE published
June 4, 2026 Record updated