Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-8631
CVE-2024-8631
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=16.6.0,<17.1.7
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=16.6.0,<17.1.7
- (no CPE)range: >=16.6, <17.1.7 || >=17.2, <17.2.5 || >=17.3, <17.3.2
Patches
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References
3- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/462665nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2478469nvdPermissions Required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/nvd
News mentions
1- GitLab Critical Patch Release: 17.3.2, 17.2.5, 17.1.7GitLab Security Releases · Sep 11, 2024