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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-5430
Improper Access Control in GitLab
Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.10 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, which allows a project maintainer can delete the merge request approval policy via graphQL.
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:
- Thanks [js_noob](https://hackerone.com/js_noob) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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Affected Vendor
GitLab
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GitLab
Vulnerable Versions:
16.10, 17.0, 17.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 26th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 29th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N