CVE-2024-3976: Missing Authorization in GitLab
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-3976 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Missing Authorization vulnerability in gitlab. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 05-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.0 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible to disclose via the UI the confidential issues title and description from a public project to unauthorised instance users.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (hackerone.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Gitlab1 product
- gitlab≥ 14.0, < 16.9.7 | ≥ 16.10, < 16.10.5 | ≥ 16.11, < 16.11.2 | ≥ 14.0.0, < 16.9.7 | ≥ 16.10.0, < 16.10.5 | ≥ 16.11.0, < 16.11.2
Ubuntu1 product
- gitlabAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products