Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-5257Improper Access Control in GitLab
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control 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 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4 and from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 where a Developer user with `admin_compliance_framework` custom role may have been able to modify the URL for a group namespace.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5257 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5257 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5257 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gitlab-agent | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5257 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #463149 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2513934 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required