CVE-2024-8116

mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.47% (41st) EPSS

CVSS 5.3 · medium

Is it mine?

19 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.9 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. By using a specific GraphQL query, under specific conditions an unauthorized user can retrieve branch names.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · cve@gitlab.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863USCWE-863US

affected products (19)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Open Source GitLab <17.4.6all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <17.5.4all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <17.6.2all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 17.4.6cert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 17.5.4cert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 17.6.2cert_bundDE
GitLab GitLab16.9 → 17.4.6enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab17.5 → 17.5.4enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab17.6 → 17.6.2enisa_euvdEU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.9 → 17.4.6fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab17.5 → 17.5.4fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab17.6 → 17.6.2fstec_bduRU
gitlaball versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:open_source:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.9.0 → 17.4.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab17.5.0 → 17.5.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab17.6.0 → 17.6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Bitnami gitlab16.9.0 → 17.4.6osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab
Bitnami gitlab17.5.0 → 17.5.4osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab
Bitnami gitlab17.6.0 → 17.6.2osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0490Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in GitLabNL2024-12-13csaf · ncsc_nlNL
GitLab heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in GitLab CE/EE (Specifiek voor versies 11.0 tot 17.6.2).
WID-SEC-W-2024-3683GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-12-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen und potentiell andere Accounts zu übernehmen.
BIT-gitlab-2024-8116Incorrect Authorization in GitLab2024-12-18vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.9 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. By using a specific GraphQL query, under specific conditions an unauthorized user can retrieve branch names.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-12-16modified 2026-06-17

references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://about.gitlab.com/Patchcnnvd
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480509 cnnvd
https://hackerone.com/reports/2666216 cnnvd
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480509 enisa_euvd
https://hackerone.com/reports/2666216 enisa_euvd
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480509ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
https://hackerone.com/reports/2666216Permissions Requirednvd

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