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CVE-2024-0456

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 26, 2024 at 01:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An authorization vulnerability exists in GitLab versions 14.0 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. An unauthorized attacker is able to assign arbitrary users to MRs that they created within the project

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GitLab· GitLabmaven
95%
14.0 ≤ v < 16.6.614.0.0 ≤ v < 16.6.616.7 ≤ v < 16.7.416.7.0 ≤ v < 16.7.416.8 ≤ v < 16.8.114.016.716.816.8.0
Affected range stops below 16.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.8.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/
Issue TrackingBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/430726

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-425NVD-CWE-Other

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