Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions starting from 8.0 before 16.4. The product did not sufficiently warn about security implications of granting merge rights to protected branches.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416482
Permissions Required technical-description
exploit
permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2033561
Exploit, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417284
Permissions Required technical-description
exploit
permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2041385
Scores
CVSS v3
6.6
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-213
Status
published
Products (1)
gitlab/gitlab
8.0.0 - 16.4.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Oct 01, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026