Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-1299
CVE-2024-1299
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=16.8.0,<16.8.4
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=16.8.0,<16.8.4
- (no CPE)range: 16.8 < 16.8.4, 16.9 < 16.9.2
Patches
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References
3- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/440745nvdExploitIssue Tracking
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/nvdRelease Notes
- hackerone.com/reports/2356976nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.9.2, 16.8.4, 16.7.7GitLab Security Releases · Mar 6, 2024