CVE-2024-4994

HIGH 8.1 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-06-20 · Last modified 2025-06-23 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 16.11.5, all versions starting from 17.0 before 17.0.3, all versions starting from 17.1.0 before 17.1.1 which allowed for a CSRF attack on GitLab's GraphQL API leading to the execution of arbitrary GraphQL mutations.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.1), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 33rd percentile

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

Impact if exploited

8.1CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · 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: 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: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-352: : Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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	≥ 16.1.0 and < 16.11.5
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.1.0 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

HIGH 8.1 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
HIGH 8.1 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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/462012 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredExploitIssue TrackingCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-06-20T18:14:37.887Z
NVD · CVE-2024-4994 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:03:20.743
https://hackerone.com/reports/2473644 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-06-20T18:14:37.887Z
NVD · CVE-2024-4994 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:03:20.743

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-54992 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-54992

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