CVE-2024-11931 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Developers can exfiltrate protected CI variables via CI lint due to insufficient access control granularity in GitLab.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-11931?

CVE-2024-11931 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.0 prior to 17.6.4, from 17.7 prior to 17.7.3, and from 17.8 prior to 17.8.1. Under certain conditions, it may have been possible for users with developer role to exfiltrate protected CI variables via CI lint.

Weakness: CWE-1220

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11931?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
gitlab BitnamiFrom 17.0.017.6.4, 17.7.3, 17.8.1

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11931?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 17.6.4, 17.7.3 or 17.8.1.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-11931 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11931 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-11931, GHSA-rppq-5vq8-crrp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-11931.

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