CVE-2024-4024
HIGHEPSS 96th pctlDescription
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 7.8 before 16.9.6, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.4, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.1. Under certain conditions, an attacker with their Bitbucket account credentials may be able to take over a GitLab account linked to another user's Bitbucket account, if Bitbucket is used as an OAuth 2.0 provider on GitLab.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-302 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-43441 | Critical | 9.8 | 70% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-9482 | Critical | 9.8 | 4.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-29813 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-15074 | High | 7.5 | 1.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-49056 | High | 7.3 | 1.0% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-3875 | High | 7.3 | 1.0% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-4024?
Upgrade gitlab on debian unstable to 17.3.5-2 or later.
Is CVE-2024-4024 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-4024 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 14.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-4024?
CVE-2024-4024 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-4024 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-12-12.