GitLab 7.8 < 14.7.7 / 14.8 < 14.8.5 / 14.9 < 14.9.2 (CVE-2022-0740)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 159825

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:

- Incorrect authorization in the Asana integration's branch restriction feature in all versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from version 7.8.0 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 makes it possible to close Asana tasks from unrestricted branches. (CVE-2022-0740)

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 14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b141c010

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/349359

https://hackerone.com/reports/1411216

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 159825

File Name: gitlab_cve-2022-0740.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/18/2022

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0740

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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: 3/31/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0740

IAVA: 2022-A-0131-S