What is CVE-2024-12431?

CVE-2024-12431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-12431?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2024-12431

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.5 before 17.5.5, 17.6 before 17.6.3, and 17.7 before 17.7.1, in which unauthorized users could manipulate the status of issues in public projects.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 15.5, 17.6, 17.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
cve@gitlab.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12431?: CVE-2024-12431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-12431?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.