CVE-2024-2191: Improper Access Control in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, which allows merge request title to be visible publicly despite being set as project members only.

Affected products

GitLab: from 16.9.0 before 16.11.5; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.3; 17.1.0 — fixed in 16.11.5, 17.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.11.5, 17.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/444655
https://hackerone.com/reports/2357370
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/444655
https://hackerone.com/reports/2357370

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