Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.12 before 17.4.5, 17.5 before 17.5.3, and 17.6 before 17.6.1. This issue allows an attacker with access to a victim's Personal Access Token (PAT) to escalate privileges.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Broken Link issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480494
Permissions Required technical-description
exploit
permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2649822
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
48.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
gitlab/gitlab
17.6.0 (2 CPE variants)
gitlab/gitlab
8.12.0 - 17.4.5 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Nov 26, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026