Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-6678Authentication Bypass by Spoofing in GitLab
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass by spoofing 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 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.14 prior to 17.1.7, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2, which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as an arbitrary user under certain circumstances.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-290 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- GitLab Issue #471923 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2595495 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/