Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab (CVE-2024-4539)
A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE allows abuse of the API filtering branches and tags to cause a denial of service by allocating resources without limits or throttling. This affects multiple version ranges prior to patched releases. The issue can be exploited to disrupt service availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-4539 is a denial of service vulnerability in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions. It arises from the lack of limits or throttling when using the API to filter branches and tags. This flaw affects versions from 15.4 up to but not including 16.9.7, from 16.10 up to but not including 16.10.5, and from 16.11 up to but not including 16.11.2. Exploiting this issue can cause excessive resource consumption leading to service disruption.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to denial of service by exhausting resources through unthrottled API requests filtering branches and tags. This impacts the availability of GitLab services on affected versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to versions 16.9.7 or later, 16.10.5 or later, or 16.11.2 or later to remediate the issue.
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab (CVE-2024-4539)
Description
A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE allows abuse of the API filtering branches and tags to cause a denial of service by allocating resources without limits or throttling. This affects multiple version ranges prior to patched releases. The issue can be exploited to disrupt service availability.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-4539 is a denial of service vulnerability in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions. It arises from the lack of limits or throttling when using the API to filter branches and tags. This flaw affects versions from 15.4 up to but not including 16.9.7, from 16.10 up to but not including 16.10.5, and from 16.11 up to but not including 16.11.2. Exploiting this issue can cause excessive resource consumption leading to service disruption.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to denial of service by exhausting resources through unthrottled API requests filtering branches and tags. This impacts the availability of GitLab services on affected versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to versions 16.9.7 or later, 16.10.5 or later, or 16.11.2 or later to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- BIT-gitlab-2024-4539
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.5.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2024-4539"]
- Ecosystems
- ["Bitnami"]
- Database Specific Severity
- Medium
Threat ID: 6aa329a391cc7f3848d1c53c
Added to database: 09/10/2026, 22:05:23 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 22:34:17 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 03:18:47 UTC
Views: 7
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