CVE-2024-8631

MEDIUM

GitLab 16.6-17.1.6, 17.2-17.2.4, 17.3-17.3.1 - Privilege Escalation via Admin Group Member Role

Title source: llm

Description

A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.6 prior to 17.1.7, from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, and from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2. A user assigned the Admin Group Member custom role could have escalated their privileges to include other custom roles.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Release Notes

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/

Broken Link issue-tracking permissions-required

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/462665

Permissions Required technical-description exploit permissions-required

https://hackerone.com/reports/2478469

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0052

EPSS Percentile 40.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-267

Status published

Products (1)

gitlab/gitlab 16.6.0 - 17.1.7 (2 CPE variants)

Published Sep 12, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026