Privilege escalation in GitLab
CVE-2024-12303
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users with specific roles and permissions to delete issues including confidential ones by inviting users with a specific role.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 17.7, 18.1, 18.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/508298 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2861889 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12303?
- CVE-2024-12303 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12303?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-12303 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.