CVE-2024-9870 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') in GitLab
An attacker can force the GitLab server to send requests to unintended internal or external services, potentially exposing sensitive data or bypassing network controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-9870?
CVE-2024-9870 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 12 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An external service interaction vulnerability in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 15.11 prior to 17.6.5, 17.7 prior to 17.7.4, and 17.8 prior to 17.8.2 allows an attacker to send requests from the GitLab server to unintended services.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9870?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 15.11.0 | 17.8.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9870?
Upgrade gitlab to 17.8.2 or later.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2024-9870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-9870, GHSA-22qj-f25c-22mc, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9870.