An issue was discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3, prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, which allows running pipelines on arbitrary branches.
https://hackerone.com/reports/2711204
https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/12/russia_is_targeting_you_for/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-critical-arbitrary-branch-pipeline-execution-flaw/
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/493946
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2024-10-11
Updated: 2024-12-13
Base Score: 9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.0003