Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 12, 2024· Updated Sep 13, 2024
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions in GitLab
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
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.6
- (no CPE)range: >=16.6, <17.1.7 || >=17.2, <17.2.5 || >=17.3, <17.3.2
Patches
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References
2- hackerone.com/reports/2478469mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/462665mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Critical Patch Release: 17.3.2, 17.2.5, 17.1.7GitLab Security Releases · Sep 11, 2024