CVE-2024-1525 | BDVDB-2026-225280 Detail

GitLabGitLab

Description#

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Under some specialized conditions, an LDAP user may be able to reset their password using their verified secondary email address and sign-in using direct authentication with the reset password, bypassing LDAP.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References#

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438144

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-02-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-10-11Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-02-21
Last modified: 2026-10-11

Vendor information

Vendor: GitLab
Product: GitLab

All GitLab vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 39.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 16.1 and < 16.7.6
Fixed
16.7.6
Vulnerable
>= 16.8 and < 16.8.3
Fixed
16.8.3
Vulnerable
>= 16.9 and < 16.9.1
Fixed
16.9.1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).