Vulnerability · Published Mar 7, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-1299Privilege Chaining in GitLab
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and 16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to rotate group access tokens with owner privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-268 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #440745 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2356976 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/