Vulnerability · CVE-2024-9163
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 bra
Published May 23, 2025 · catalog updated May 27, 2025 · GitLab GitLab
Check this week
CVE-2024-9163 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 40.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GitLab GitLab.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low3.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 40.00%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor GitLab GitLab 18.0 <18.0.1
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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor GitLab GitLab 18.0 <18.0.118.0 <18.0.1
How to fix CVE-2024-9163
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2024-9163 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 40.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GitLab GitLab.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with GitLab GitLab 18.0 <18.0.1 18.0 <18.0.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 40.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 23, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
May 27, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-9163
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2024-55010
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.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog May 27, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.