Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2024-9693

 

Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2024-9693

Published: November 14, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100456
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9693
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes agent in a cluster under specific configurations.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-9693

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 17.3.7, 17.4.4, 17.5.2
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 17.3.7, 17.4.4, 17.5.2

External References

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