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GitLab 13.12 < 16.0.8 / 16.1.0 < 16.1.3 / 16.2.0 < 16.2.2 (CVE-2023-3932)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 187434

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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 EE affecting all versions starting from 13.12 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible for an attacker to run pipeline jobs as an arbitrary user via scheduled security scan policies.
 (CVE-2023-3932)

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 16.0.8, 16.1.3, 16.2.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?10f4c046

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417594

https://hackerone.com/reports/2057633

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 187434

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-3932.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/2/2024

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3932

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3932