CVE-2024-8311

Improper Protection of Alternate Path in GitLab

Published Sep 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 17.2.5, 17.3.2 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49082 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Improper Protection of Alternate Path in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-424
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Sep 13, 2024, 2:17 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2024, 3:02 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 12, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:22 AM