CVE-2024-3976 Missing Authorization in GitLab
Unauthorized users can view confidential issue titles and descriptions in public projects via the UI.
- 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-2024-3976?
CVE-2024-3976 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 5 Feb 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 14.0 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible to disclose via the UI the confidential issues title and description from a public project to unauthorised instance users.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3976?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 14.0.0 | 16.11.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3976?
Upgrade gitlab to 16.11.2 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-3976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3976 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-2024-3976, GHSA-px4x-cjpp-hqv5, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3976.