CVE-2024-2177

MEDIUM 6.8 ALL-YEARS

Published 2024-07-09 · Last modified 2024-09-17 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

A Cross Window Forgery vulnerability exists within GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.3 prior to 16.11.5, 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and 17.1 prior to 17.1.1. This condition allows for an attacker to abuse the OAuth authentication flow via a crafted payload.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.7%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 51st percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

6.8CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

Search for new PoCs

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Tracked sources are checked weekly for the full archive, including PoCs published after the original disclosure. A later release appears after a tracked source lists it and a refresh succeeds.

Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-1021: : Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.3.0 and < 16.11.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.3.0 and < 16.11.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.3
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.3
Gitlab	Gitlab	17.1.0
Gitlab	Gitlab	17.1.0

All CVSS metrics

MEDIUM 6.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
MEDIUM 6.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/444467 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredx_transferredExploitIssue TrackingCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:55.830Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T19:03:39.319Z
NVD · CVE-2024-2177 · Updated 2026-06-17T07:23:52.547
https://hackerone.com/reports/2383443 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredx_transferredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:55.830Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T19:03:39.319Z
NVD · CVE-2024-2177 · Updated 2026-06-17T07:23:52.547

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-27140 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-27140

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS