CVE-2024-8640 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting GitLab EE versions 16.11 through 17.3.2, stemming from incomplete input filtering when interacting with a connected Cube server. Rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, this flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating heightened awareness. Organizations are strongly advised to apply the latest patches immediately.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 16.11.0, < 17.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.2.0, < 17.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.3.0, < 17.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.11, < 17.1.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.2, < 17.2.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.