A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.4.5/17.5.3/17.6.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component GraphQL Query Handler. The manipulation leads to incorrect authorization.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-8116. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.