CVE-2024-0402 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

What is CVE-2024-0402?

CVE-2024-0402 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 26 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 which allows an authenticated user to write files to arbitrary locations on the GitLab server while creating a workspace.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0402?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0402?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 16.5.8, 16.6.6, 16.7.4 or 16.8.1.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-0402 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0402 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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• CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Exploited Medium 6.8

All Gitlab Gitlab vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-0402, GHSA-3hm6-rvrr-hc6r, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0402.