Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE by GitLab
CVE-2024-1211

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 January 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in GitLab CE/EE that results in potential cross-site request forgery (CSRF) risks for instances utilizing JWT as an OmniAuth provider. This flaw affects multiple versions of GitLab, opening avenues for unauthorized command execution if exploited. Organizations using vulnerable versions should assess their configurations and implement necessary updates to mitigate potential attacks.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 10.6 < 16.9.7

GitLab 16.10 < 16.10.5

GitLab 16.11 < 16.11.2

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-1211 - Proof of Concept

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/440313
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https://hackerone.com/reports/2323594
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

Credit

Thanks [sim4n6](https://hackerone.com/sim4n6) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
.