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CVE-2024-0199: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

An authorization bypass vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 11.3 prior to 16.7.7, 16.7.6 prior to 16.8.4, and 16.8.3 prior to 16.9.2. An attacker could bypass CODEOWNERS by utilizing a crafted payload in an old feature branch to perform malicious actions.

Affected products

• GitLab: from 11.3 before 16.7.7; from 16.8.0 before 16.8.4; from 16.9.0 before 16.9.2 — fixed in 16.7.7, 16.8.4, 16.9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.7.7, 16.8.4, 16.9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436977
• https://hackerone.com/reports/2295423
• https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436977
• https://hackerone.com/reports/2295423

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