Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2024-6502

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Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2024-6502

Published: August 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96445
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6502
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the GitLab Web Interface does not guarantee information integrity when downloading source code from releases. A remote user can create a branch with the same name as a deleted tag.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-6502

Install updates from vendor's website.

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