5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-4099
"GitLab EE AI Feature Unsanitized Content Vulnerability (Prompt Injection)"
Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.0 prior to 17.2.8, from 17.3 prior to 17.3.4, and from 17.4 prior to 17.4.1. An AI feature was found to read unsanitized content in a way that could have allowed an attacker to hide prompt injection.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 4, 2024, 5:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-4099 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-4099.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/457798 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2459597 Permissions Required

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-4099 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-4099 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/457798 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/457798 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2459597 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2459597 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST CWE-116
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.2.8 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.3.0 up to (excluding) 17.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:17.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.0 prior to 17.2.8, from 17.3 prior to 17.3.4, and from 17.4 prior to 17.4.1. An AI feature was found to read unsanitized content in a way that could have allowed an attacker to hide prompt injection.
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/457798 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2459597 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-116
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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