GitLab 15.0.0 < 15.0.1 (CVE-2022-1948)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 162563

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 15.0 before 15.0.1. Missing validation of input used in quick actions allowed an attacker to exploit XSS by injecting HTML in contact details. (CVE-2022-1948)

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 15.0.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1f9f9b8e

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab/-/issues/673

https://hackerone.com/reports/1578400

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 162563

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2022-1948.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/28/2022

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1948

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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: 6/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1948