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CVE-2020-10089:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-10089 is a denial of service vulnerability affecting GitLab versions 8.11 through 12.8.1. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by @exem_pt, and was publicly disclosed on March 4, 2020, with a fix released in GitLab versions 12.8.2, 12.7.7, and 12.6.8 (GitLab Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service condition in GitLab instances by exploiting several features to recursively request each other. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) and CVSS v2.0 score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) (NVD Results).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in the denial of service of a GitLab instance, potentially making the service unavailable to legitimate users (GitLab Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
GitLab has addressed this vulnerability in versions 12.8.2, 12.7.7, and 12.6.8. The recommended mitigation is to upgrade all affected installations to the latest version as soon as possible (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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