Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-5528

 

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-5528

Published: July 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94098
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5528
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 can cause the subdomain takeover in GitLab Pages by checking if the domain is enabled every time the custom domain is resolved.


Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-5528

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

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