GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0 GraphQL API cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GraphQL API. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-4994. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component GraphQL API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1.0 before 16.11.5, all versions starting from 17.0 before 17.0.3, all versions starting from 17.1.0 before 17.1.1 which allowed for a CSRF attack on GitLab's GraphQL API leading to the execution of arbitrary GraphQL mutations.

The weakness was presented by ahacker1. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-4994 since 05/16/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 16.11.5, 17.0.3 or 17.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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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 16.11.5/17.0.3/17.1.1

Timelineinfo

05/16/2024 CVE reserved
06/20/2025 +400 days Advisory disclosed
06/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/12/2025 +53 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: ahacker1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-4994 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-4994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313548

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2025 21:20
Updated: 08/12/2025 17:15
Changes: 06/20/2025 21:20 (66), 08/12/2025 17:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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