CVE-2024-8311
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEUNLUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
An issue was discovered with pipeline execution policies in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which allows authenticated users to bypass variable overwrite protection via inclusion of a CI/CD template.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (17)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- open_source_gitlab__17.1.7all versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:open_source:open_source_gitlab__17.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- open_source_gitlab__17.2.5all versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:open_source:open_source_gitlab__17.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- open_source_gitlab__17.3.2all versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:open_source:open_source_gitlab__17.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2024-0373Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in GitLab Enterprise Edition en Community EditionNL2024-09-13csaf · ncsc_nlNL
GitLab heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Enterprise Edition (EE) en Community Edition (CE).
- WID-SEC-W-2024-2130GitLab CE/EE: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, beliebigen Code auszuführen, erhöhte Rechte zu erlangen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.
- BIT-gitlab-2024-8311Improper Protection of Alternate Path in GitLab2024-09-14vendor · osvUS
An issue was discovered with pipeline execution policies in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, 17.3 prior to 17.3.2 which allows authenticated users to bypass variable overwrite protection via inclusion of a CI/CD template.
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-8311/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479315cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tagsPatchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/GitLab-CE-EE-multiple-vulnerabilities-dated-12-09-2024-45149cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479315enisa_euvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/nvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479315Broken Linknvd
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