# CVE-2024-8650: Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

> Non-member users can view internal notes in public merge requests, exposing sensitive information to unauthorized parties.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-gitlab-2024-8650, GHSA-9xww-4cjx-6w55, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8650

## What is CVE-2024-8650?

CVE-2024-8650 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 16 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.0 prior to 17.4.6, 17.5 prior to 17.5.4, and 17.6 prior to 17.6.2 that allowed non-member users to view unresolved threads marked as internal notes in public projects merge requests.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8650?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gitlab` | Bitnami | From 15.0.0 | 17.4.6, 17.5.4, 17.6.2 |

Products: Gitlab Gitlab.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8650?

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

## Is CVE-2024-8650 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8650 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-2024-8650 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8650 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 16 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8650 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gitlab (Bitnami): affected from 15.0.0; fixed in 17.4.6, 17.5.4, 17.6.2

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-2024-8650/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8650/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8650
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8650
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8650

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8650/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.