High severity · published May 23, 2025
CVE-2024-9163
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in GitLab
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A business logic error in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.1 prior to 17.10.7, 17.11 prior to 17.11.3 and 18.0 prior to 18.0.1 where an attacker can cause a branch name confusion in confidential MRs.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
12.1 before 17.10.7; 17.11 before 17.11.3; 18.0 before 18.0.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9163
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9163
Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/493942
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2705566
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