CVE-2024-6595

LOW 3 ALL-YEARS

Published 2024-07-17 · Last modified 2024-09-17 · GitLab · NVD: Modified

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.8 prior to 16.11.6, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.4, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.2 where it was possible to upload an NPM package with conflicting package data.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 43rd percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation poc, automatable no

Impact if exploited

3CVSS 3.1 · LOW · CNA

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-451: : User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
CWE-434: Unrestricted file upload

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 11.8.0 and < 16.11.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 11.8.0 and < 16.11.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.1.0 and < 17.1.2
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.1.0 and < 17.1.2

All CVSS metrics

LOW 3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
LOW 3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)

https://blog.vlt.sh/blog/the-massive-hole-in-the-npm-ecosystem x_transferredExploitThird Party AdvisoryCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-30T13:24:43.303Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T21:41:03.899Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6595 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:18:18.657

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-47660 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2024-47660

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417975 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredx_transferredIssue TrackingCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-30T13:24:43.303Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T21:41:03.899Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6595 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:18:18.657

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS