GitLabApplication

CVE-2024-12570

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 17.4.6 / 17.5.4 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Public exploit Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7 prior to 17.4.6, from 17.5 prior to 17.5.4, and from 17.6 prior to 17.6.2. It may have been possible for an attacker with a victim's `CI_JOB_TOKEN` to obtain a GitLab session token belonging to the victim.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
GitLabApplication
Affected:>= 13.7.0, < 17.4.6>= 17.5.0, < 17.5.4>= 17.6.0, < 17.6.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 17.4.6 / 17.5.4 / 17.6.2 or later
Fixed in 17.4.617.5.417.6.2
Recommended fix High confidence

17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 (or later)

  1. Identify your current GitLab installation version using GitLab admin area or `gitlab-rake gitlab:env:info`
  2. Plan for a maintenance window and backup your GitLab instance
  3. For self-managed GitLab: Upgrade to version 17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 (or later) following official GitLab upgrade documentation
  4. For GitLab.com: No action required as GitLab.com has already applied the patches
  5. After upgrade, verify the version using `gitlab-rake gitlab:env:info`
  6. Review CI_JOB_TOKEN usage and rotation policies as a precautionary measure
Caveat Major version upgrades (e.g., 13.x to 17.x) may require careful planning and testing; review GitLab upgrade docs for skipping versions

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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