CVE-2024-5435: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% 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-209

Description

An issue has been discovered discovered in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 17.1.7, all versions starting from 17.2 before 17.2.5, all versions starting from 17.3 before 17.3.2 will disclose user password from repository mirror configuration.

Affected products

GitLab: from 15.10.0 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/464044
https://hackerone.com/reports/2520722
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/09/11/patch-release-gitlab-17-3-2-released/

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