CVE-2024-4472: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-532

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 prior to 17.1.7, starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.5, and starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.2, where dependency proxy credentials are retained in graphql Logs.

Affected products

GitLab: from 16.5.0 before 17.1.7; from 17.2.0 before 17.2.5; from 17.3.0 before 17.3.2 — fixed in 17.1.7, 17.2.5, 17.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 17.1.7, 17.2.5, 17.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/460289
https://hackerone.com/reports/2477062
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/

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