GitLab 8.1 < 15.8.5 / 15.9 < 15.9.4 / 15.10 < 15.10.1 (CVE-2023-0450)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 173809

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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:

- An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 8.1 to 15.8.5, and from 15.9 to 15.9.4, and from 15.10 to 15.10.1. It was possible to add a branch with an ambiguous name that could be used to social engineer users. (CVE-2023-0450)

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 15.8.5, 15.9.4, 15.10.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 173809

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2023-0450.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/4/2023

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

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-2023-0450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/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: 3/30/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0450

IAVA: 2023-A-0168-S

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