Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-8631Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in GitLab
Medium 5.5
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 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.6 prior to 17.1.7, from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, and from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2. A user assigned the Admin Group Member custom role could have escalated their privileges to include other custom roles.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-267 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #462665 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2478469 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/