GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0 MR Handler clickjacking

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component MR Handler. This manipulation causes clickjacking. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9163. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.10.6/17.11.2/18.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component MR Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-451. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A business logic error in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.1 prior to 17.10.7, 17.11 prior to 17.11.3 and 18.0 prior to 18.0.1 where an attacker can cause a branch name confusion in confidential MRs.

The weakness was shared by foxribeye. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-9163 since 09/24/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1566.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 17.10.7, 17.11.3 or 18.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Clickjacking
CWE: CWE-451
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.10.7/17.11.3/18.0.1

Timelineinfo

09/24/2024 🔍
05/23/2025 +241 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2025 +77 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: foxribeye
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9163 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310099

Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2025 15:17
Updated: 08/09/2025 00:46
Changes: 05/23/2025 15:17 (66), 08/09/2025 00:46 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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