Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-4024

 

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-4024

Published: April 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88982
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4024
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 with their Bitbucket account credentials can take over a GitLab account linked to another user's Bitbucket account, if Bitbucket is used as an OAuth 2.0 provider on GitLab.


Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-4024

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 16.9.6, 16.10.4, 16.11.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 16.9.6, 16.10.4, 16.11.1

External References

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