GitLab 15.1 < 15.8.5 / 15.9 < 15.9.4 / 15.10 < 15.10.1 (CVE-2023-0838)

low Nessus Plugin ID 173811

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 versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342. (CVE-2023-0838)

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.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?052e7c6f

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/391685

https://hackerone.com/reports/1871136

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 173811

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2023-0838.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: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0838

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/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-2023-0838

IAVA: 2023-A-0168-S