What is CVE-2024-5655?

CVE-2024-5655 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-5655?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5655 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2024-5655

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.8 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 an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.

EPSS: 0.075 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 17.0, 17.1.0, 17.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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-2024-5655?: CVE-2024-5655 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-5655?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5655 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.