Improper Authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2024-0456

 

Improper Authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2024-0456

Published: January 26, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85820
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0456
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization. A remote attacker can assign arbitrary users to MRs that they created within the project.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-0456

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4, 16.8.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4, 16.8.1

External References

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