Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2024-8311

An issue was discovered with pipeline execution policies in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which allows authenticated users to bypass variable overwrite protection via inclusion of a CI/CD template.

Published · last modified .

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:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-8311: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions 17.2, 17.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8311?
CVE-2024-8311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-424. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-8311?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.