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Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-0861
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 21:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Feb 2024, 23:30 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2024-0861
Complete source record
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  "id": "185e22f7bf7d05047285db06b9a98aea1748afc8cce31931cdd916ab087ff076",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0861",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-0861",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2024-0861",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-gitlab-2024-0861",
        "CVE-2024-0861"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "16.4.0"
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                        "fixed": "16.7.6"
                      }
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                      {
                        "introduced": "16.9.0"
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                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v16.9.0-ee",
            "v16.8.0-ee"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-0861.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:39.484733934Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/0xxx/CVE-2024-0861.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0861",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/439240",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/2316435"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-425"
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      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2024-0861",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 507004,
  "published_at": "2024-02-21T23:30:39.942+00:00"
}