CVE-2024-8647Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Account takeover via traversing Harbor artifact links

Published Dec 12, 2024 · Updated Dec 12, 2024

Client-side path traversal in affected GitLab releases allows remote authenticated users to leak a victim's CSRF token. The Harbor artifact-link builder inserts an unencoded repository name into an Axios request path, so traversal segments reach a release redirect and carry the CSRF header off-site. Exploitation requires self-managed GitLab with Harbor enabled and a victim to click the crafted artifact link; the stolen token supports account takeover through forged requests.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Client-side path traversal in affected GitLab releases allows remote authenticated users to leak a victim's CSRF token. The Harbor artifact-link builder inserts an unencoded repository name into an Axios request path, so traversal segments reach a release redirect and carry the CSRF header off-site. Exploitation requires self-managed GitLab with Harbor enabled and a victim to click the crafted artifact link; the stolen token supports account takeover through forged requests.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8647
Published
Dec 12, 2024
Updated
Dec 12, 2024
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
CWE-22, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=15.2 <17.4.6
  2. Affected versionversion=17.5 <17.5.4
  3. Affected versionversion=17.6 <17.6.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=15.2 <17.4.6; version=17.5 <17.5.4; version=17.6 <17.6.2

Published CVSS scores

5.4GitLabCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1204.001Malicious Link

Public exploit references

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