Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2024· Updated Sep 13, 2024
Improper Protection of Alternate Path in GitLab
CVE-2024-8311
Description
An issue was discovered with pipeline execution policies in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which allows authenticated users to bypass variable overwrite protection via inclusion of a CI/CD template.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 17.2
- (no CPE)range: >=17.2, <17.2.5 || >=17.3, <17.3.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479315mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Critical Patch Release: 17.3.2, 17.2.5, 17.1.7GitLab Security Releases · Sep 11, 2024