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GitLab 16.0 < 16.3.6 / 16.4 < 16.4.2 / 16.5 < 16.5.1 (CVE-2023-5600)

low Nessus Plugin ID 185484

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Synopsis

The GitLab instance installed on the remote host is affected by an improper access control vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is between 16.0 prior to 16.3.6, 16.4 prior to 16.4.2 or 16.5 prior to 16.5.1. It is, therefore, affected by an improper access control vulnerability as referenced in the vendor advisory.

 - Arbitrary access to the titles of an private specific references could be leaked through the service-desk custom email template. (CVE-2023-5600)

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 16.3.6, 16.4.2, 16.5.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?131606ce

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 185484

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2023-5600.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/13/2023

Updated: 12/8/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5600

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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: 10/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5600

IAVA: 2023-A-0599-S