GitLab < 15.5.7 / 15.6 < 15.6.4 / 15.7 < 15.7.2 (CVE-2022-4167)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171164

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Synopsis

The GitLab instance installed on the remote host is affected by an improper authorization vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is prior to 15.5.7, 15.6.4, 15.7.2. It is, therefore, affected by an improper authorization vulnerability as referenced in the SECURITY-RELEASE-GITLAB-15-7-2-RELEASED advisory.

- Incorrect Authorization check affecting all versions of GitLab EE from 13.11 prior to 15.5.7, 15.6 prior to 15.6.4, and 15.7 prior to 15.7.2 allows group access tokens to continue working even after the group owner loses the ability to revoke them. (CVE-2022-4167)

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 15.5.7, 15.6.4, 15.7.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171164

File Name: gitlab_security-release-gitlab-15-7-2-released_cve-2022-4167.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/8/2023

Updated: 2/16/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4167

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: 1/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4167

IAVA: 2023-A-0032-S

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