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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-7978
CVE-2020-7978:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) versions 12.6 and later through 12.7.2 were found to be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack through abuse of AsciiDoc includes. The vulnerability was discovered and responsibly reported by @kgadyrka, and was subsequently patched in GitLab versions 12.7.4, 12.6.6, and 12.5.9 released on January 30, 2020 (GitLab Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper handling of AsciiDoc includes functionality, which could be exploited to cause a denial of service condition in the affected GitLab installations (GitLab Release).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in a denial of service condition, potentially affecting the availability of the GitLab instance (GitLab Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
GitLab strongly recommended that all installations running affected versions be upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible. The vulnerability was fixed in GitLab versions 12.7.4, 12.6.6, and 12.5.9 (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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