CVE-2024-11931: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in GitLab

Published Jan 22, 2025
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Updated

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.0 prior to 17.6.4, from 17.7 prior to 17.7.3, and from 17.8 prior to 17.8.1. Under certain conditions, it may have been possible for users with developer role to exfiltrate protected CI variables via CI lint.

Other sources

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.0 prior to 17.6.4, from 17.7 prior to 17.7.3, and from 17.8 prior to 17.8.1. Under certain conditions, it may have been possible for users with developer role to exfiltrate protected CI/CD variables via CI lint. This is a medium severity issue (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, 6.4). It is now mitigated in the latest release and is assigned CVE-2024-11931.

GitLab

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
GitLab GitLab CE/EE>=17.0, <17.6.4, >=17.7, <17.7.3, >=17.8, <17.8.1
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.6.4
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.6.4
GitLab GitLab>=17.7.0<17.7.3
GitLab GitLab>=17.7.0<17.7.3
GitLab GitLab=17.8.0
GitLab GitLab=17.8.0
GitLab GitLab>=17.0<17.6.4, >=17.7<17.7.3, >=17.8<17.8.1
17.6.417.7.317.8.1

Remediation

Information

Upgrade to versions 17.6.4, 17.7.3, 17.8.1 or above.

Event History

Jan 24, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:02 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:02 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 22, 2026
Data Sourced
via GitLab·08:55 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-11931?

CVE-2024-11931 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability affecting specific versions of GitLab CE/EE.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-11931?

To mitigate CVE-2024-11931, upgrade your GitLab CE/EE installation to version 17.6.4, 17.7.3, or 17.8.1 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2024-11931?

CVE-2024-11931 affects users with developer role in GitLab CE/EE versions starting from 17.0 up to 17.6.4, 17.7 up to 17.7.3, and 17.8 up to 17.8.1.

4

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2024-11931?

CVE-2024-11931 is a security vulnerability related to the unauthorized exfiltration of protected CI variables.

5

Can I check if my GitLab instance is vulnerable to CVE-2024-11931?

You can determine if your GitLab instance is vulnerable to CVE-2024-11931 by verifying the version against the specified affected versions.

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