CVE-2024-0861
Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
- Record
CVE-2024-0861- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-16644
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2024-16644- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32j2-p2qq-hh3c
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
- Record
GHSA-32j2-p2qq-hh3c- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
- Record
CVE-2024-0861- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
- Record
CVE-2024-0861- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-0861
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0861- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2024-0861No score
Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Users with the Guest role can change Custom dashboard projects settings contrary to permissions.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2024-0861- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-0861 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published February 21, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 16.7.6.