GitLab 5.1 < 15.9.6 / 15.10 < 15.10.5 / 15.11 < 15.11.1 (CVE-2023-1836)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 174984

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 affecting all versions starting from 5.1 before 15.9.6, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1.
When viewing an XML file in a repository in raw mode, it can be made to render as HTML if viewed under specific circumstances (CVE-2023-1836)

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 15.9.6, 15.10.5, 15.11.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?241d10b6

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/404613

https://hackerone.com/reports/1923293

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 174984

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-1836.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/2/2023

Updated: 5/17/2024

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-2023-1836

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: 5/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1836

IAVA: 2023-A-0235-S