What is CVE-2024-8970?

CVE-2024-8970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-8970?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2024-8970

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.6 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user u…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.006 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 11.6, 17.3, 17.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

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-2024-8970?: CVE-2024-8970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-8970?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.