CVE-2024-3976

What it is

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.0 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible to disclose via the UI the confidential issues title and description from a public project to unauthorised instance users.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2025-02-05 12:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 07:45 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2025-02-05 12:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 07:45 UTC

Exploit probability

0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• GitLab < 16.9.7
• GitLab < 16.10.5
• GitLab < 16.11.2

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None