GitLab 14.6 < 14.6.5 / 14.7.0 < 14.7.4 / 14.8.0 < 14.8.2 (CVE-2022-0738)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158890

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 affecting all versions starting from 14.6 before 14.6.5, all versions starting from 14.7 before 14.7.4, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.2. GitLab was leaking user passwords when adding mirrors with SSH credentials under specific conditions. (CVE-2022-0738)

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 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9fafe43b

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27395

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158890

File Name: gitlab_cve-2022-0738.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/14/2022

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0738

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 2/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0738

IAVA: 2022-A-0099-S