GitLab 8.15 < 14.6.5 / 14.7 < 14.7.4 / 14.8 < 14.8.2 (CVE-2022-0489)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 158891

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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 CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 8.15 . It was possible to trigger a DOS by using the math feature with a specific formula in issue comments. (CVE-2022-0489)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 158891

File Name: gitlab_cve-2022-0489.nasl

Version: 1.9

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: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0489

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0489

IAVA: 2022-A-0099-S

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