CVE-2024-8647
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitLab
Description
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.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2666341 (opens in a new tab)technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitLab
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLabCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
What to do
Solution: Upgrade to versions 17.6.2, 17.5.4, 17.4.6 or above.
References (2)
- GitLab Issue #486051 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingpermissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2666341 (opens in a new tab)technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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