RCE in GitLab
CVE-2024-3958
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. An issue was found that allows someone to abuse a discrepancy between the Web application display and the git command line interface to social engineer victims into cloning non-trusted code.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 0, 17.1, 17.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/456988 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2437784 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3958?
- CVE-2024-3958 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3958?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.