What is CVE-2024-4784?

CVE-2024-4784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2024-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-4784?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2024-4784

An issue was discovered in GitLab EE starting from version 16.7 before 17.0.6, version 17.1 before 17.1.4 and 17.2 before 17.2.2 that allowed bypassing the password re-entry requirement to approve a policy.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 16.7, 17.1, 17.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-305 — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

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-2024-4784?: CVE-2024-4784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2024-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-4784?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.