Uncontrolled Search Path Element in GitLab

published 2024-07-17 2 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2024-6595 , EUVD-2024-47660

cvss: 3.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.8 prior to 16.11.6, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 where it was possible to upload an NPM package with conflicting package data.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

bitnami gitlab 16.11.6, 17.0.4, 17.1.2
GitLab GitLab 16.11.6, 17.0.4, 17.1.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-17)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

blog.vlt.sh https://blog.vlt.sh/blog/the-massive-hole-in-the-npm-ecosystem referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
OSV	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	gitlab	>=11.8.0, <16.11.6 >=17.0.0, <17.0.4 >=17.1.0, <17.1.2	16.11.6 17.0.4 17.1.2

Affected products

GitLab GitLab

Classification

Weakness

CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Technology feeds

GitLab rss critical rss

References

blog.vlt.sh /blog/the-massive-hole-in-the-npm-ecosystem
exploit, third-party-advisory, advisory
gitlab.com /gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417975
issue-tracking, permissions-required, report
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6595
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary