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

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

Published: August 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96445
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6502
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 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.


Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-6502

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 17.1.6, 17.2.4, 17.3.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 17.1.6, 17.2.4, 17.3.1

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