6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-6502
GitLab Branch Hijacking Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6 starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1, which allows an attacker to create a branch with the same name as a deleted tag.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 11, 2024, 4:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-6502 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-2024-6502.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2574561 Permissions Required

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-6502 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-6502 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]

    Sep. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2574561 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2574561 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 up to (excluding) 17.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.2.0 up to (excluding) 17.2.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.3.0 up to (excluding) 17.3.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 up to (excluding) 17.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.2.0 up to (excluding) 17.2.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.3.0 up to (excluding) 17.3.1
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.2 prior to 17.1.6 starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.1, which allows an attacker to create a branch with the same name as a deleted tag.
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470647 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2574561 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-684
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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