Medium severity5.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-6502
CVE-2024-6502
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6 starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1, which allows an attacker to create a branch with the same name as a deleted tag.
AI Insight
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 8.2
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=8.2.0,<17.1.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=8.2.0,<17.1.6
- (no CPE)range: starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1
- Range: starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2574561nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 17.3.1, 17.2.4, 17.1.6GitLab Security Releases · Aug 21, 2024