GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.5/17.2.3/17.3.0 Tag incorrect provision of specified functionality

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.5/17.2.3/17.3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Tag Handler. Such manipulation leads to incorrect provision of specified functionality. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-6502. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.5/17.2.3/17.3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect provision of specified functionality vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-684. The code does not function according to its published specifications, potentially leading to incorrect usage. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared by st4nly0n. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-6502 since 07/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 17.1.6, 17.2.4 or 17.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect provision of specified functionality
CWE: CWE-684
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.1.6/17.2.4/17.3.1

Timelineinfo

07/04/2024 🔍
08/22/2024 +49 days 🔍
08/22/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2025 +203 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: st4nly0n
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-6502 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6502
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275594

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2024 18:08
Updated: 03/13/2025 11:26
Changes: 08/22/2024 18:08 (65), 08/23/2024 15:07 (1), 09/12/2024 06:02 (11), 03/13/2025 11:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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