CVE-2024-5257

MEDIUM 4.9 ALL-YEARS

Published 2024-07-11 · Last modified 2024-08-29 · GitLab · NVD: Modified

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4 and from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 where a Developer user with `admin_compliance_framework` custom role may have been able to modify the URL for a group namespace.

LIMITED SIGNALS

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

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

Impact if exploited

4.9CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
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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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:H/A:N

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
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

MEDIUM 4.9 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
MEDIUM 4.9 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
LOW 2.7 v3.1 · NVD Primary
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/2513934 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredx_transferredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:59.125Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T21:03:11.049Z
NVD · CVE-2024-5257 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:15:33.227

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-46495 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-46495

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/463149 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredx_transferredBroken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:59.125Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T21:03:11.049Z
NVD · CVE-2024-5257 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:15:33.227

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