CVE-2024-12570 Privilege Context Switching Error in GitLab

What is CVE-2024-12570?

CVE-2024-12570 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 12 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7 prior to 17.4.6, from 17.5 prior to 17.5.4, and from 17.6 prior to 17.6.2. It may have been possible for an attacker with a victim's `CI_JOB_TOKEN` to obtain a GitLab session token belonging to the victim.

Weakness: CWE-270

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12570?

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

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12570?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 17.4.6, 17.5.4 or 17.6.2.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-12570 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-12570, GHSA-7p75-9h8v-vxq4, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12570.