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)

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions 0, 17.1, 17.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
  • cve@gitlab.com (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.