CVE-2024-6389: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in GitLab

Published Sep 11, 2024
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Updated

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 17.0 before 17.1.7, 17.2 before 17.2.5, and 17.3 before 17.3.2. An attacker as a guest user was able to access commit information via the release Atom endpoint, contrary to permissions. This is a medium severity issue (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, 4.3). It is now mitigated in the latest release and is assigned CVE-2024-6389.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in GitLab-CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 17.0 before 17.1.7, 17.2 before 17.2.5, and 17.3 before 17.3.2. An attacker as a guest user was able to access commit information via the release Atom endpoint, contrary to permissions.

MITRE

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.1.7
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.1.7
GitLab GitLab>=17.2.0<17.2.5
GitLab GitLab>=17.2.0<17.2.5
GitLab GitLab>=17.3.0<17.3.2
GitLab GitLab>=17.3.0<17.3.2
GitLab GitLab>=17.0<17.1.7, >=17.2<17.2.5, >=17.3<17.3.2
17.1.717.2.517.3.2

Remediation

Information

Upgrade to versions 17.1.7, 17.2.5, 17.3.2 or above.

Event History

Sep 12, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:56 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Apr 22, 2026
Data Sourced
via GitLab·08:52 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-6389?

CVE-2024-6389 has a moderate severity level that affects GitLab versions that do not properly restrict guest user permissions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-6389?

To fix CVE-2024-6389, upgrade GitLab to versions 17.1.7, 17.2.5, or 17.3.2 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2024-6389?

CVE-2024-6389 affects all GitLab-CE and GitLab-EE versions starting from 17.0 up to but not including the specified patched versions.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-6389?

CVE-2024-6389 is a permissions vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to commit information by guest users.

5

What impact does CVE-2024-6389 have on GitLab users?

The impact of CVE-2024-6389 is that guest users can access sensitive commit information, potentially exposing project details.

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