Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataGitLab exposed a dangerous method to any authenticated user (CWE-749), which could be abused to delete every Issue and MergeRequest object on an instance. On instances with publicly available projects, an unauthenticated user could also exploit it. The NVD description says fixes shipped in versions 8.14.3, 8.13.8, and 8.12.11, and the flaw is rated HIGH with a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.2.
NVD description
Multiple versions of GitLab expose a dangerous method to any authenticated user that could lead to the deletion of all Issue and MergeRequest objects on a GitLab instance. For GitLab instances with publicly available projects this vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated user. A fix was included in versions 8.14.3, 8.13.8, and 8.12.11, which were released on December 5th 2016 at 3:59 PST. The GitLab versions vulnerable to this are 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1, 8.14.2, and 8.14.2-ee.
EPSS · FIRST.org
2.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 84% of scored CVEs
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-30, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.
CVSS v3.0 Score
Information
- Published
- 28 mars 2017
- Updated
- 17 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
Affected products
Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (12)
- https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-9469/PatchVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/25064ExploitVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/186194ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-9469/PatchVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/25064ExploitVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/186194ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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