GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1 Public Project authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Public Project Handler. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-3976. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Public Project Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.0 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible to disclose via the UI the confidential issues title and description from a public project to unauthorised instance users.

The weakness was shared by ahacker1 as 457140. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-3976 since 04/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 16.9.7, 16.10.5 or 16.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.9.7/16.10.5/16.11.2

Timelineinfo

04/19/2024 🔍
02/05/2025 +292 days 🔍
02/05/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2025 +182 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 457140
Researcher: ahacker1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-3976 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-3976
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294729

Entryinfo

Created: 02/05/2025 14:04
Updated: 08/06/2025 21:43
Changes: 02/05/2025 14:04 (67), 08/06/2025 21:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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