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CVE-2019-10113: GitLab may exhaust resources with simultaneous language requests
CVE-2019-10113 · published 7 years ago
Summary
GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition versions before the listed updates can use excessive server resources when many language‑statistics requests are made at the same time. This can slow down the system or cause it to become unresponsive. Upgrade GitLab to the latest version or apply the provided patches to prevent the overload.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | gitlab |
< 11.7.8 >= 11.8.0, < 11.8.4 >= 11.9.0, < 11.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. Making concurrent GET /api/v4/projects/<id>/languages requests may ...
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. Making concurrent GET /api/v4/projects/<id>/languages requests may allow Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/2019/04/01/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-9-dot-4-relea... Release Notes Vendor Advisory
- https://about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/54977 Exploit Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
- Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Type
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Timeline
Published16 May 2019
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2019-10113 · NVD
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