GitLab 0 < 16.2.8 / 16.3 < 16.3.5 / 16.4 < 16.4.1 (CVE-2023-3917)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182353

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:

- Denial of Service in pipelines affecting all versions of Gitlab EE and CE prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1 allows attacker to cause pipelines to fail. (CVE-2023-3917)

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 16.2.8, 16.3.5, 16.4.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f48afbb6

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417896

https://hackerone.com/reports/2055158

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182353

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-3917.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/29/2023

Updated: 5/17/2024

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:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3917

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:N/I:N/A:H

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: 9/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3917

IAVA: 2023-A-0518-S