GitLab 10.0 < 14.6.5 / 14.7 < 14.7.4 / 14.8 < 14.8.2 (CVE-2022-0741)

high Nessus Plugin ID 187465

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:

- Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses. (CVE-2022-0741)

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 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?77df6356

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337601

https://hackerone.com/reports/1286317

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 187465

File Name: gitlab_cve-2022-0741.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: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0741

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:H/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: 2/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0741