GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.6/17.2.4/17.3.1 Group Member privilege defined with unsafe actions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.6/17.2.4/17.3.1. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Group Member Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privilege defined with unsafe actions. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-8631. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.6/17.2.4/17.3.1. This affects an unknown code block of the component Group Member Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege defined with unsafe actions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-267. A particular privilege, role, capability, or right can be used to perform unsafe actions that were not intended, even when it is assigned to the correct entity. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.6 prior to 17.1.7, from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, and from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2. A user assigned the Admin Group Member custom role could have escalated their privileges to include other custom roles.

The weakness was disclosed by chotebabume as 462665. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-8631 since 09/09/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 17.1.7, 17.2.5 or 17.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Class: Privilege defined with unsafe actions
CWE: CWE-267 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 17.1.7/17.2.5/17.3.2

Timelineinfo

09/09/2024 🔍
09/12/2024 +3 days 🔍
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09/14/2024 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 462665
Researcher: chotebabume
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277317

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2024 19:45
Updated: 09/14/2024 17:59
Changes: 09/12/2024 19:45 (66), 09/14/2024 17:59 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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