Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.2 before 18.2.7, 18.3 before 18.3.3, and 18.4 before 18.4.1, that allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled CPU consumption, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition while using specific GraphQL queries.
Problem types
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Product status
17.2 before 18.2.7
18.3 before 18.3.3
18.4 before 18.4.1
Credits
This vulnerability has been discovered internally by GitLab team member [Alisa Frunza](https://gitlab.com/afrnz).
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/550374 (GitLab Issue #550374)
