High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-8970
CVE-2024-8970
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.6 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.
AI Insight
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 11.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=11.6.0,<17.2.9
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=11.6.0,<17.2.9
- (no CPE)range: 11.6 - 17.2.9, 17.3 - 17.3.5, 17.4 - 17.4.2
- Range: 11.6 - 17.2.9, 17.3 - 17.3.5, 17.4 - 17.4.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/490916nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2724948nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
2- GitLab Patch Release: 17.7.1, 17.6.3, 17.5.5GitLab Security Releases · Jan 8, 2025
- GitLab Critical Patch Release: 17.4.2, 17.3.5, 17.2.9GitLab Security Releases · Oct 9, 2024