CVE-2024-12431 Missing Authorization in GitLab
Unauthorized users can manipulate issue statuses in public GitLab projects, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.
- 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-2024-12431?
CVE-2024-12431 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 8 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.5 before 17.5.5, 17.6 before 17.6.3, and 17.7 before 17.7.1, in which unauthorized users could manipulate the status of issues in public projects.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12431?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 15.5.0 | 17.5.5, 17.6.3, 17.7.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12431?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 17.5.5, 17.6.3 or 17.7.1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-12431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-12431, GHSA-hjr5-q2v6-7chx, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12431.