CVE-2024-9633

Incorrect Ownership Assignment in GitLab

Published Nov 14, 2024 · Updated Dec 6, 2024

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.3 before 17.4.2, all versions starting from 17.5 before 17.5.4, all versions starting from 17.6 before 17.6.2. This issue allows an attacker to create a group with a name matching an existing unique Pages domain, potentially leading to domain confusion attacks.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.3 before 17.4.2, all versions starting from 17.5 before 17.5.4, all versions starting from 17.6 before 17.6.2. This issue allows an attacker to create a group with a name matching an existing unique Pages domain, potentially leading to domain confusion attacks.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9633
Published
Nov 14, 2024
Updated
Dec 6, 2024
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=16.3 <17.4.2
  2. Affected versionversion=17.5 <17.5.4
  3. Affected versionversion=17.6 <17.6.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=16.3 <17.4.2; version=17.5 <17.5.4; version=17.6 <17.6.2

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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