GitLab 15.4 < 15.9.7 / 15.10 < 15.10.6 / 15.11 < 15.11.2 (CVE-2023-2478)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 175141

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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 CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.9.7, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.6, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.2. Under certain conditions, a malicious unauthorized GitLab user may use a GraphQL endpoint to attach a malicious runner to any project. (CVE-2023-2478)

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 15.9.7, 15.10.6, 15.11.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 175141

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-2478.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/5/2023

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2478

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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: 5/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2478

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