High

GitLab CE/EE Diff Rendering Error via Encoded Path

IdentifiersCVE-2024-6329CWE-116· Improper Encoding or Escaping of…

CVE-2024-6329 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition affecting all versions from 8.16 before 17.0.6, from 17.1 before 17.1.4, and from 17.2 before 17.2.2. The flaw causes the GitLab web interface to fail to render repository diffs correctly when a path is encoded. The issue appears to stem from improper handling or normalization of encoded path input during diff presentation in the web UI, resulting in incorrect rendering of file changes rather than direct code execution or privilege escalation.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can cause users reviewing changes through the GitLab web interface to see incorrect or incomplete diff output for affected paths. This can undermine the integrity and reliability of code review and change inspection workflows, potentially allowing malicious or unintended changes to be obscured from reviewers. The available information indicates an integrity and review-visibility impact in the web interface, not direct system compromise.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, reduce reliance on the affected web diff view for security-sensitive review decisions involving unusual or encoded paths, and validate changes through alternate review methods such as local repository inspection or other trusted diff tooling until the instance is upgraded. No vendor-provided workaround is available in the supplied information.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a fixed release. Patched versions are 17.0.6, 17.1.4, and 17.2.2 or later, depending on the deployment branch. Self-managed installations running affected versions should be updated immediately to a supported fixed version.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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gitlab releasesNews

Aug 7, 2024

GitLab Patch Release: 17.2.2, 17.1.4, 17.0.6 | GitLab Docs

A GitLab CE/EE vulnerability where encoded paths can cause the web interface to render diffs incorrectly.

gitlab releasesNews

Mar 18, 2026

GitLab Patch Release: 17.2.2, 17.1.4, 17.0.6 | GitLab

GitLab CE/EE issue where encoded paths can break diff rendering in the web UI (integrity/UX impact; potential for misleading review).

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