GitLab CE/EE Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Create Branches with same Name as Deleted Tags

CVE-2024-6502

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor: Gitlab
Status: Gitlab
Vendor: CVE Published:; 22 August 2024

Summary

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6 starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1, which allows an attacker to create a branch with the same name as a deleted tag.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab < 17.1.6

GitLab < 17.2.4

GitLab < 17.3.1

CVSS V3.1

Score:

6.5

Severity:

MEDIUM

Confidentiality:

None

Integrity:

High

Availability:

None

Attack Vector:

Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

Low

User Interaction:

None

Scope:

Unchanged

Timeline

Risk change from: null to: 5.7 - (MEDIUM)
Aug 29, 2024
Vulnerability published.
Aug 22, 2024

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Thanks [st4nly0n](https://hackerone.com/st4nly0n) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program