GitLab 15.2 < 15.2.5 / 15.3 < 15.3.4 / 15.4 < 15.4.1 (CVE-2022-2904)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 165773

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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:

- A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.4, all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.4.1 It was possible to exploit a vulnerability in the external status checks feature which could lead to a stored XSS that allowed attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims at client side.
(CVE-2022-2904)

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 15.2.5, 15.3.4, 15.4.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 165773

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2022-2904.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 10/7/2022

Updated: 10/23/2024

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-2022-2904

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: 9/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2904

IAVA: 2022-A-0395-S, 2022-A-0456-S

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