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CVE-2024-8970: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: none known
- Published: 2024-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-863
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.6 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.
Affected products
- GitLab: from 11.6.0 before 17.2.9; from 17.3.0 before 17.3.5; from 17.4.0 before 17.4.2 — fixed in 17.2.9, 17.3.5, 17.4.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 17.2.9, 17.3.5, 17.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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