---
id: CVE-2024-1525
title: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitLab
summary: >-
  An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting
  from 16.1 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all
  versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Under some specialized conditions,
  an LDA…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-288
vendor: GitLab
product: GitLab
affected:
  - GitLab >= 16.1 < 16.7.6
  - GitLab >= 16.8 < 16.8.3
  - GitLab >= 16.9 < 16.9.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-02-22T16:29:18.467492Z'
published: '2024-02-21'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T04:18:10.109Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1525'
references:
  - url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438144'
    label: 'GitLab Issue #438144'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00453
epssPercentile: 0.37747
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T01:08:04.254Z'
---

## Overview

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Under some specialized conditions, an LDAP user may be able to reset their password using their verified secondary email address and sign-in using direct authentication with the reset password, bypassing LDAP.

## Affected

- `GitLab >= 16.1 < 16.7.6`
- `GitLab >= 16.8 < 16.8.3`
- `GitLab >= 16.9 < 16.9.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to versions 16.7.6, 16.8.3, 16.9.1 or above.