CVE-2024-7404: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1021

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.2 prior to 17.3.7, starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.4 and starting from 17.5 prior to 17.5.2, which could have allowed an attacker gaining full API access as the victim via the Device OAuth flow.

Affected products

GitLab: from 17.2.0 before 17.3.7; from 17.4.0 before 17.4.4; from 17.5.0 before 17.5.2 — fixed in 17.3.7, 17.4.4, 17.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 17.3.7, 17.4.4, 17.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released/#device-oauth-flow-allows-for-cross-window-forgery
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/476670
https://hackerone.com/reports/2627925

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