GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 18.4.4/18.5.2/18.6.0 toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.4.4/18.5.2/18.6.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes toctou. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-9183. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 18.4.4/18.5.2/18.6.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.4 prior to 18.4.5, 18.5 prior to 18.5.3, and 18.6 prior to 18.6.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to obtain credentials from higher-privileged users and perform actions in their context under specific conditions.

The weakness was disclosed by aphantom. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-9183 since 09/25/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 18.4.5, 18.5.3 or 18.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.7
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 18.4.5/18.5.3/18.6.1

Timelineinfo

09/25/2024 CVE reserved
12/05/2025 +436 days Advisory disclosed
12/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/09/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: aphantom
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9183 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334507

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2025 17:57
Updated: 12/09/2025 21:36
Changes: 12/05/2025 17:57 (64), 12/09/2025 21:36 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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