Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-12303

 

Incorrect Privilege Assignment in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-12303

Published: August 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114063
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12303
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege assignment in delete issues operation. A remote administrator can invite users with a specific role and delete issues including confidential ones.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-12303

Install updates from vendor's website.

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