Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2024-3976

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.0 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible to disclose via the UI the confidential issues title and description from a public project to unauthorised instance users.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions 14.0, 16.10, 16.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-3976?
CVE-2024-3976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-3976?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.