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
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.