CVE-2024-2880

LOW 2.7 ALL-YEARS

Published 2024-07-11 · Last modified 2024-09-17 · GitLab · NVD: Modified

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 prior to 16.11.6, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 in which a user with `admin_group_member` custom role permission could ban group members.

LIMITED SIGNALS

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

Exploitation likelihood

0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 28th percentile

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

Impact if exploited

2.7CVSS 3.1 · LOW · CNA

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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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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-284: : Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

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

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.5.0 and < 16.11.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.5.0 and < 16.11.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.1.0 and < 17.1.2
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.1.0 and < 17.1.2

All CVSS metrics

LOW 2.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
LOW 2.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://hackerone.com/reports/2431597 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredx_transferredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:56.700Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T19:25:42.152Z
NVD · CVE-2024-2880 · Updated 2026-06-17T07:25:44.417

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-27824 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-27824

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451921 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredx_transferredBroken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:56.700Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T19:25:42.152Z
NVD · CVE-2024-2880 · Updated 2026-06-17T07:25:44.417

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