Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and 16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to rotate group access tokens with owner privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 16.8 – < 16.8.4, 16.9 – < 16.9.2 | 16.8.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gitlab | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0572 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 6, 2024
References
- GitLab Issue #440745 issue-tracking permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2356976 technical-description exploit permissions-required
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/03/06/security-release-gitlab-16-9-2-released/