CVE-2024-6595: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 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: yes
Published: 2024-07-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-451

Description

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.

Affected products

GitLab: from 11.8.0 before 16.11.6; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.4; from 17.1.0 before 17.1.2 — fixed in 16.11.6, 17.0.4, 17.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.11.6, 17.0.4, 17.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://blog.vlt.sh/blog/the-massive-hole-in-the-npm-ecosystem
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417975
https://blog.vlt.sh/blog/the-massive-hole-in-the-npm-ecosystem
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417975

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