A privilege escalation issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.6 prior to 17.1.7, from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, and from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2. A user assigned the Admin Group Member custom role could have escalated their privileges to include other custom roles.
Weakness
A particular privilege, role, capability, or right can be used to perform unsafe actions that were not intended, even when it is assigned to the correct entity.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.6.0 (including) | 17.1.7 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 17.2.0 (including) | 17.2.5 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 17.3.0 (including) | 17.3.2 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/634.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/637.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/643.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/648.html