CVE-2024-6502
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6 starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1, which allows an attacker to create a branch with the same name as a deleted tag.
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affected products (15)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1899GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-08-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um beliebige Kommandos auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
- BIT-gitlab-2024-6502Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality in GitLab2024-08-26vendor · osvUS
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6 starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1, which allows an attacker to create a branch with the same name as a deleted tag.
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references (8)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-6502/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2574561cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/GitLab-CE-EE-four-vulnerabilities-dated-22-08-2024-44999cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2574561enisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647Broken Linknvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2574561Permissions Requirednvd
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