CVE-2024-1299Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Owner token disclosure via unchecked rotation authorization

Published Mar 7, 2024 · Updated Oct 3, 2024

Privilege escalation in GitLab 16.8 through 16.8.3 and 16.9 through 16.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain owner access tokens. The group access-token rotation endpoint authorizes the manage_group_access_tokens permission but returns a newly rotated token without limiting its role to the caller's Guest-level access. Exploitation requires that custom permission and an existing higher-privileged group token, after which the returned owner token grants control over group resources.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in GitLab 16.8 through 16.8.3 and 16.9 through 16.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain owner access tokens. The group access-token rotation endpoint authorizes the manage_group_access_tokens permission but returns a newly rotated token without limiting its role to the caller's Guest-level access. Exploitation requires that custom permission and an existing higher-privileged group token, after which the returned owner token grants control over group resources.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1299
Published
Mar 7, 2024
Updated
Oct 3, 2024
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
CWE-268, T1528
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=16.8 <16.8.4
  2. Affected versionversion=16.9 <16.9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=16.8 <16.8.4; version=16.9 <16.9.2

Published CVSS scores

8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.5GitLab Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-268Privilege Chaining
T1528Steal Application Access Token

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