GitLab < 17.10.8 / 17.11 < 17.11.4 / 18.0 < 18.0.2 (CVE-2024-9512)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 238425

Synopsis

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

- An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions prior to 17.10.8, 17.11 prior to 17.11.4, and 18.0 prior to 18.0.2. It may have been possible for private repository to be cloned in case of race condition when a secondary node is out of sync. (CVE-2024-9512)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to GitLab version 17.10.8, 17.11.4, 18.0.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e1442ac4

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/497748

https://hackerone.com/reports/2683469

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 238425

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-9512.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/13/2025

Updated: 6/13/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9512

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-9512