Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 prior to 16.11.6, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 in which a user with `admin_group_member` custom role permission could ban group members.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 16.5 – < 16.11.6, 17.0 – < 17.0.4, 17.1 – < 17.1.2 | 16.11.6 |
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 26.10 | gitlab-agent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | gitlab-agent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | gitlab-agent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | gitlab-agent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gitlab | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-1592 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 10, 2024
References
- GitLab Issue #451921 issue-tracking permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2431597 technical-description exploit permissions-required