What is CVE-2024-5430?

CVE-2024-5430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-5430?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5430 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2024-5430

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.10 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, which allows a project maintainer can delete the merge request approval policy via graphQL.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 17.0, 17.1.0, 16.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

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-2024-5430?: CVE-2024-5430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-5430?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5430 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.