Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU94095

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-6595

Published: July 11, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94095

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6595

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 within Package registry. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and upload an NPM package with conflicting package data.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-6595

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 16.11.6, 17.0.4, 17.1.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 16.11.6, 17.0.4, 17.1.2

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/07/10/patch-release-gitlab-17-1-2-released/

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