CVE-2024-12303
MEDIUM 6.7 ALL-YEARSAn issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users with specific roles and permissions to delete issues including confidential ones by inviting users with a specific role.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 36th percentile
Impact if exploited
6.7CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityLow
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-266: : Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.7.0 and < 18.0.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.7.0 and < 18.0.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.1.0 and < 18.1.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.1.0 and < 18.1.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.2.0 and < 18.2.2 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 18.2.0 and < 18.2.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - MEDIUM 6.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2861889 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-08-13T17:27:45.555Z
NVD · CVE-2024-12303 · Updated 2026-06-17T06:59:27.783
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-54877 EUVD · EUVD-2024-54877
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/508298 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-08-13T17:27:45.555Z
NVD · CVE-2024-12303 · Updated 2026-06-17T06:59:27.783
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS