CVE-2024-1250: Restrict group access token creation for custom roles

Published Feb 7, 2024
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Updated

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.2. When a user is assigned a custom role with managegroupaccesstokens permission, they may be able to create group access tokens with Owner privileges, which may lead to privilege escalation. This is a medium severity issue (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, 6.5). It is now mitigated in the latest release and is assigned CVE-2024-1250.

Affected Software

1 affected component
GitLab GitLab>=16.8.0<16.8.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade GitLab EE to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.8.2Patch CVE-2024-1250

Event History

Feb 12, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:47 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 22, 2026
Data Sourced
via GitLab·08:52 AM
DescriptionSeverity

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1250?

CVE-2024-1250 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-1250?

To fix CVE-2024-1250, upgrade GitLab EE from any version starting from 16.8 to version 16.8.2 or later.

3

Which versions of GitLab EE are affected by CVE-2024-1250?

CVE-2024-1250 affects all versions of GitLab EE starting from 16.8 up to, but not including, 16.8.2.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2024-1250?

The impact of CVE-2024-1250 allows users with a custom role to create group access tokens with Owner privileges, leading to potential privilege escalation.

5

Who is at risk from CVE-2024-1250?

Organizations using GitLab EE versions between 16.8.0 and 16.8.1 are at risk from CVE-2024-1250 if users are assigned custom roles with manage_group_access_tokens permissions.

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