Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in GitLab (CVE-2024-7102)
A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions from 16.4 up to but not including 17.5.0 allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain conditions. This issue involves execution with unnecessary privileges, potentially enabling privilege escalation within the affected GitLab instances.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-7102 is a security flaw in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions affecting all versions starting from 16.4 up to but excluding 17.5.0. The vulnerability permits an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user, which implies execution with unnecessary privileges. This could lead to unauthorized actions being performed under the identity of a different user. The flaw has been classified as critical due to the potential impact on access control and privilege boundaries within GitLab.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can execute pipelines with the privileges of another user, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution or actions within the GitLab environment. This undermines the integrity of user permissions and could facilitate further attacks or unauthorized access to resources managed by GitLab.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to version 17.5.0 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires manual update by administrators. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in GitLab (CVE-2024-7102)
Description
A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE versions from 16.4 up to but not including 17.5.0 allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user under certain conditions. This issue involves execution with unnecessary privileges, potentially enabling privilege escalation within the affected GitLab instances.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-7102 is a security flaw in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions affecting all versions starting from 16.4 up to but excluding 17.5.0. The vulnerability permits an attacker to trigger a pipeline as another user, which implies execution with unnecessary privileges. This could lead to unauthorized actions being performed under the identity of a different user. The flaw has been classified as critical due to the potential impact on access control and privilege boundaries within GitLab.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can execute pipelines with the privileges of another user, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution or actions within the GitLab environment. This undermines the integrity of user permissions and could facilitate further attacks or unauthorized access to resources managed by GitLab.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade GitLab CE/EE to version 17.5.0 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires manual update by administrators. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- BIT-gitlab-2024-7102
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.5.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2024-7102"]
- Ecosystems
- ["Bitnami"]
- Database Specific Severity
- Critical
Threat ID: 6aa329a291cc7f3848d1c528
Added to database: 09/10/2026, 22:05:22 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 22:31:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 22:31:51 UTC
Views: 3
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