Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataGitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition contain a privilege management flaw (CWE-269) in versions before 9.0.11, 9.1.8 and 9.2.8. An authenticated user who is able to create a group can add themselves to any project located inside a subgroup, gaining access they were not granted. The issue is rated MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.3.
NVD description
GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8 allow an authenticated user with the ability to create a group to add themselves to any project that is inside a subgroup.
EPSS · FIRST.org
0.62%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 49% 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
- 2 août 2017
- Updated
- 17 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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 (2)
- https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/19/gitlab-9-dot-3-dot-8-released/Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/19/gitlab-9-dot-3-dot-8-released/Release NotesVendor Advisory
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