CVE-2024-5655
CRITICAL 9.6 ALL-YEARSAn issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.8 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.6), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
7.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 94th percentile
Impact if exploited
9.6CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-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-284: : Improper Access Control
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 15.8.0 and < 16.11.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 15.8.0 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
- CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2536320 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:59.684Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T21:18:06.633Z
NVD · CVE-2024-5655 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:16:22.410
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-46832 EUVD · EUVD-2024-46832
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/465862 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:59.684Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T21:18:06.633Z
NVD · CVE-2024-5655 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:16:22.410
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS