How severe is CVE-2016-9469?

CVE-2016-9469 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.2, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability low.

Is CVE-2016-9469 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2016-9469?

CVE-2016-9469 primarily affects Gitlab. In total, 22 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9469?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2016-9469 published?

CVE-2016-9469 was published on 2017-03-28 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2016-9469

CVE-2016-9469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.2. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-264.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.2)
CVSS v2: 5.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (82nd percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected product: Gitlab
Published: 2017-03-28
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.
How severe is CVE-2016-9469?: CVE-2016-9469 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.2, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability low.
Is CVE-2016-9469 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2016-9469?: CVE-2016-9469 primarily affects Gitlab. In total, 22 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9469?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2016-9469 published?: CVE-2016-9469 was published on 2017-03-28 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (22)

cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.13.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.14.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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