# CVE-2024-7296: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

> A user with custom permissions can bypass membership limits to approve requests, requiring an upgrade to GitLab EE.

- **Severity:** Low 2.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-gitlab-2024-7296, GHSA-2gjq-2933-hpjg

## What is CVE-2024-7296?

CVE-2024-7296 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.5 prior to 17.7.7, 17.8 prior to 17.8.5, and 17.9 prior to 17.9.2  which allowed a user with a custom permission to approve pending membership requests beyond the maximum number of allowed users.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7296?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gitlab` | Bitnami | From 16.5.0 | 17.9.2 |

Products: Gitlab Gitlab.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7296?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.9.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-7296 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab

- [CVE-2026-97229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97229/): GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-85706](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85706/): GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-7028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7028/): GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22205/): GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-39935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39935/): GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 6.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7296 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7296 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7296 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gitlab (Bitnami): affected from 16.5.0; fixed in 17.9.2

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7296/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7296/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7296
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7296
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7296

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7296/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.