What is CVE-2024-8650?

CVE-2024-8650 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-8650?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2024-8650

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.0 prior to 17.4.6, 17.5 prior to 17.5.4, and 17.6 prior to 17.6.2 that allowed non-member users to view unresolved threads marked as internal notes in public projects merge requests.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 15.0, 17.5, 17.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, permissions-required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8650?: CVE-2024-8650 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-8650?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.