Path traversal in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2024-0402
Published: January 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85810
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0402
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can write files to arbitrary locations on the GitLab server while creating a workspace.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2024-0402
Install update from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4, 16.8.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4, 16.8.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4, 16.8.1