CVE-2024-8647
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-8647- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-49601
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-49601- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xpw-245v-vp2w
An issue was discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting 15.2 to 17.4.6, 17.5 prior to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4xpw-245v-vp2w- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-8647- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-8647- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-8647
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8647- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2024-8647 No score
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab
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.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2024-8647- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-8647 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Gitlab, published December 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 17.4.6.