CVE-2022-2908

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before...

4.3 MediumFix available

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before 15.1.5, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.3, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.1 allowed an attacker to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in the Commit message field.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

1.19%Up 0.3 points since Oct 18, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-2908
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-1333
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-35136 4.3

Record: EUVD-2022-35136
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxc7-qjfv-5432 4.3

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before...

Record: GHSA-hxc7-qjfv-5432
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-1333
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-2908
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-1333
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-2908
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-2908 4.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2908
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-2908 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-2908
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	10.7.0 up to 15.1.5, 15.2.0 up to 15.2.3, 15.3.0 up to 15.3.1	15.1.515.2.315.3.1
`gitlab` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-2908 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published October 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.1.5.