Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

published 2024-12-12 22 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2024-8647 , EUVD-2024-49601

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue was discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting 15.2 to 17.4.6, 17.5 prior to 17.5.4, and 17.6 prior to 17.6.2. On self hosted installs, it was possible to leak the anti-CSRF-token to an external site while the Harbor integration was enabled.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

bitnami gitlab 17.4.6, 17.5.4, 17.6.2
GitLab GitLab 17.4.6, 17.5.4, 17.6.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2024-12-12)

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/2666341 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/486051 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
OSV	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	gitlab	>=15.2.0, <17.4.6 >=17.5.0, <17.5.4 >=17.6.0, <17.6.2	17.4.6 17.5.4 17.6.2

Affected products

GitLab GitLab

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

GitLab rss critical rss

References

hackerone.com /reports/2666341
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
gitlab.com /gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/486051
issue-tracking, permissions-required, exploit, vendor-advisory, advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8647
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