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CVE-2016-9469

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.2, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from gitlab organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-03-28T02:59:01.247

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-749
Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.0	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.0	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.1	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.1	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.2	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.2	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.3	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.3	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.4	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.4	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.5	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.5	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.6	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.6	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.7	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.13.7	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.14.0	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.14.0	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.14.1	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.14.1	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.14.2	Yes
Application	gitlab	gitlab	8.14.2	Yes

References

https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-9469/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/29ceb98b5162677601702704e89d845580372078 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/55196497301eea429913f9c4b1b37c42c2e358ce Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/f325e4e734e5e486f3b02db176eb629124052b43 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/25064 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://hackerone.com/reports/186194 Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-9469/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/29ceb98b5162677601702704e89d845580372078 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/55196497301eea429913f9c4b1b37c42c2e358ce Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/f325e4e734e5e486f3b02db176eb629124052b43 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/25064 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://hackerone.com/reports/186194 Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gitlab's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.