GitLab 1.0 < 15.6.7 / 15.7 < 15.7.6 / 15.8 < 15.8.1 (CVE-2022-4138)

high Nessus Plugin ID 170954

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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 Request Forgery issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.6.7, all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.7.6, and all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.8.1.
An attacker could take over a project if an Owner or Maintainer uploads a file to a malicious project.
(CVE-2022-4138)

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 15.6.7, 15.7.6, 15.8.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 170954

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2022-4138.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/2/2023

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4138

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 1/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4138

IAVA: 2023-A-0077-S

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