Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.12 before 17.4.5, 17.5 before 17.5.3, and 17.6 before 17.6.1. This issue allows an attacker with access to a victim's Personal Access Token (PAT) to escalate privileges.
Problem types
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Product status
8.12 (semver) before 17.4.5
17.5 (semver) before 17.5.3
17.6 (semver) before 17.6.1
Credits
Thanks [pwnie](https://hackerone.com/pwnie) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480494 (GitLab Issue #480494)
hackerone.com/reports/2649822 (HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2649822)