Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2434",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab",
    "summary": "An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions of GitLab CE/EE 16.9 prior to 16.9.6, 16.10 prior to 16.10.4, and 16.11 prior to 16.11.1 where path traversal could lead to DoS and restricted file read.",
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    "severity": "high",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:45.513418747Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/2xxx/CVE-2024-2434.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2434",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/450303",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/2401952"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 513589,
  "published_at": "2024-04-25T11:02:15.928+00:00"
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