CVE-2024-8970
HIGH 8.2 ALL-YEARSAn issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.6 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.2), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.7%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 52nd percentile
Impact if exploited
8.2CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · 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: Needs a race window or specific setup
✓ 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-863: : Incorrect Authorization
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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 | ≥ 11.6.0 and < 17.2.9 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 11.6.0 and < 17.2.9 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.2 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - HIGH 8.2 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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/2724948 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-10-11T12:30:37.109Z
NVD · CVE-2024-8970 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:23:39.393
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-49515 EUVD · EUVD-2024-49515
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/490916 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-10-11T12:30:37.109Z
NVD · CVE-2024-8970 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:23:39.393
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS