An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions of GitLab CE/EE 16.9 prior to 16.9.6, 16.10 prior to 16.10.4, and 16.11 prior to 16.11.1 where path traversal could lead to DoS and restricted file read.
CVE-2024-2434
HIGHNVD 8.58.5—Elevated
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 8.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-04-25. NVD baseline CVSS 8.5; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 23%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.5
- EG Score
- 8.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 97.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 25, 2024
Last Modified
December 12, 2024
References (4)
- cve@gitlabhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/450303
- cve@gitlabhttps://hackerone.com/reports/2401952
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/450303
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/2401952
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-2434(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2024-2434?
CVE-2024-2434 is a high vulnerability published on April 25, 2024. An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions of GitLab CE/EE 16.9 prior to 16.9.6, 16.10 prior to 16.10.4, and 16.11 prior to 16.11.1 where path traversal could lead to DoS and restricted file read.
When was CVE-2024-2434 disclosed?
CVE-2024-2434 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 25, 2024, with the most recent update on December 12, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-2434 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-2434 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-2434?
CVE-2024-2434 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-2434?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-2434, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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