CVE-2024-6356

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-6356?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.2.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-6356 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-6356 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.19% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 9% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-6356?

CVE-2024-6356 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4, rated medium. 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.

Q: What does CVE-2024-6356 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.0 prior to 17.0.6, starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.2, which allowed cross project access for Security policy bot.

CWE-286

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabNVD

Affected:>= 17.2.0, < 17.2.2Fixed in:17.2.2CVE-2024-6356derived from NVD

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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

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

9thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 9% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

gitlab.com

Other references1

hackerone.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-29296	Medium	5.3	1.2%	-	-
CVE-2023-3932	High	8.2	0.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-32260	Medium	6.5	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-26262	Medium	5.5	0.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-26689	Critical	9.8	0.6%	-	-
CVE-2023-0857	Medium	5.9	0.6%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-6356?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.2.2 or later.

Is CVE-2024-6356 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-6356 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.19% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 9% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-6356?

CVE-2024-6356 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4, rated medium. 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-2024-6356 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). 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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