Missing Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-8114

 

Missing Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-8114

Published: November 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100973
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8114
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization within LFS Tokens, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-8114

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 17.4.5, 17.5.3, 17.6.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 17.4.5, 17.5.3, 17.6.1

External References

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