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Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Type: advisorySources: OSV

An authorization bypass vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 11.3 prior to 16.7.7, 16.7.6 prior to 16.8.4, and 16.8.3 prior to 16.9.2. An attacker could bypass CODEOWNERS by utilizing a crafted payload in an old feature branch to perform malicious actions.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-0199
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 16:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Mar 2024, 00:39 UTC

An authorization bypass vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 11.3 prior to 16.7.7, 16.7.6 prior to 16.8.4, and 16.8.3 prior to 16.9.2. An attacker could bypass CODEOWNERS by utilizing a crafted payload in an old feature branch to perform malicious actions.

osv:CVE-2024-0199
Complete source record
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