CVE-2024-9596

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-9596?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.4.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-9596 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-9596 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.32% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-9596?

CVE-2024-9596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-9596 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOW

3.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.6 prior to 17.2.9, from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2. It was possible for an unauthenticated attacker to determine the GitLab version number for a GitLab instance.

CWE-540

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabNVD

Affected:>= 17.4.0, < 17.4.2Fixed in:17.4.2CVE-2024-9596derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

gitlab.com

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CVE-2021-34638	Medium	6.5	1.3%	-	-
CVE-2021-1516	Medium	4.3	1.2%	-	-
CVE-2024-2265	Medium	5.3	0.8%	-	-
CVE-2023-23448	Medium	5.3	0.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34744	Medium	4.9	0.7%	-	-
CVE-2024-8417	Low	3.1	0.7%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-9596?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.4.2 or later.

Is CVE-2024-9596 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-9596 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.32% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-9596?

CVE-2024-9596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-9596 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for gitlab (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-10-16.