Access control flaw in GitLab Community Edition & GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.13.0…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-749Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Multiple versions of GitLab expose a dangerous method to any authenticated user that could lead to the deletion of all Issue and MergeRequest objects on a GitLab instance. For GitLab instances with publicly available projects this vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated user. A fix was included in versions 8.14.3, 8.13.8, and 8.12.11, which were released on December 5th 2016 at 3:59 PST. The GitLab versions vulnerable to this are 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1, 8.14.2, and 8.14.2-ee.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02403 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GitLab Community Edition & GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1 | GitLab Community Edition & GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GitLab Community Edition & GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1 Vendor— Affected GitLab Community Edition & GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 22
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.1 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.1 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.2 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.2 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.3 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.3 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.4 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.4 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.3 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Show 12 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.6 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.6 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.13.7 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.13.7 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.14.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.14.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.14.1 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.14.1 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.14.2 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 8.14.2 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.6 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.13.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.14.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.14.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.14.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 8.14.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9469
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5ggg-p758-cx97
References
Patch 4
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/f325e4e734e5e486f3b02db176eb629124052b43
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/55196497301eea429913f9c4b1b37c42c2e358ce
- https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-9469/
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/29ceb98b5162677601702704e89d845580372078
More Gitlab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2016-9469 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9469 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5ggg-p758-cx97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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