GitLabApplication
CVE-2024-7102
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.5.0 which allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain circumstances.
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 · high confidenceAn authorization bypass vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions 16.4 through 17.4.x allows authenticated attackers to trigger CI/CD pipelines as other users due to insufficient permission validation in the pipeline triggering functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
>= 16.4.0, < 17.5.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify GitLab versionNavigate to Admin Area > Metrics and Profiling > Version, or run `gitlab-rake gitlab:version` in the GitLab server console. Alternatively, check the /help page or the instance homepage footer for the version number.Affected if The installed version is 16.4.0 through 17.4.x (any version >= 16.4.0 and < 17.5.0)
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Confirm CI/CD pipelines are in useCheck if any projects have .gitlab-ci.yml files or if the Run pipeline button is accessible in project CI/CD settings. Look for active pipeline configurations in project repositories.Affected if Pipelines can be triggered and the instance uses GitLab CI/CD functionality
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Review pipeline trigger permissionsNavigate to Project > Settings > CI/CD > Pipeline triggers. Check which users or tokens have permission to trigger pipelines and whether the 'Trigger pipelines with Ref' option is enabled.Affected if Multiple users or service accounts have pipeline trigger access, or the trigger allows running pipelines on arbitrary refs
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Audit recent pipeline executions for unauthorized activityGo to Project > CI/CD > Pipelines. Review the pipeline history and check the 'Triggerer' column to identify if pipelines were triggered by users other than the pipeline owner or maintainer.Affected if Pipelines show triggered_by users who did not author the commit or do not have maintainer access to that project
The environment is affected if running GitLab 16.4.0-17.4.x with CI/CD pipelines enabled, and especially if pipeline triggers allow execution by users with insufficient project permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped17.5.0
Upgrade to GitLab 17.5.0 or later. Until patched, limit who can trigger pipelines and audit pipeline execution logs for suspicious activity from unexpected users.
17.5.0
- 1. Back up your GitLab instance data and configuration before proceeding
- 2. Update GitLab to version 17.5.0 or later using your package manager or upgrade method
- 3. After upgrading, verify the instance is functioning correctly and the vulnerability is resolved
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-7102 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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