CVE-2024-4006 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-4006

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Vulnerability Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.9.6, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.4, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.1 where personal access scopes were not honored by GraphQL subscriptions

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • This vulnerability was internally discovered and reported by a GitLab team member, [Dylan Griffith](https://gitlab.com/DylanGriffith)

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

GitLab
Vulnerable Versions:
16.7, 16.10, 16.11

Timeline

Official Publish: April 25th, 2024
Last Modified: June 2nd, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion