CVE-2024-1299
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and 16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to rotate group access tokens with owner privileges.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.1
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0572GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-03-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
- BIT-gitlab-2024-1299Privilege Chaining in GitLab2024-03-12vendor · osvUS
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and 16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to rotate group access tokens with owner privileges.
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references (10)
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- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-1299/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/440745cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2356976cnnvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/enisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/440745enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2356976enisa_euvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/Release Notesnvd
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