CVE-2024-5528 Incomplete Comparison with Missing Factors in GitLab
Attackers can perform subdomain takeover in GitLab Pages due to incomplete comparison logic, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-5528?
CVE-2024-5528 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 5 Feb 2025. 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 was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 16.11.6, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2, which allows a subdomain takeover in GitLab Pages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5528?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | All versions | 17.1.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5528?
Upgrade gitlab to 17.1.2 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-5528 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5528 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-2024-5528, GHSA-89fg-r5w5-hh2w, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5528.