SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-12303

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.7 before 18.0.6, 18.1 before 18.1.4, and 18.2 before 18.2.2 that under certain conditions could have allowed authenticated users with specific roles and permissions to delete issues including confidential ones by inviting users with a specific role.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab Ce	17.7, 18.0.0-18.0.5, 18.1.0-18.1.3, 18.2.0-18.2.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-266

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	gitlab	gitlab_ce	17.7	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ce	18.0.0-18.0.5	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ce	18.1.0-18.1.3	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	gitlab	gitlab_ce	18.2.0-18.2.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/508298

https://hackerone.com/reports/2861889

CVSS Score

6.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: LOW

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

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 13, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 14, 2025, 1:12 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@gitlab.com

CVE-2024-12303