CVE-2024-1250

Summary

CVE-2024-1250 is a vulnerability affecting GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) versions prior to 16.8.2. This issue arises when a user is granted a custom role with the manage_group_access_tokens permission. Contrary to expectations, they can generate group access tokens with Owner privileges, potentially escalating their access levels and compromising the security of the GitLab environment. This flaw could allow unintended users to gain elevated permissions and perform unauthorized actions, posing a significant threat to the organization's data and processes.

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