GitLab 14.9 < 15.1.6 / 15.2 < 15.2.4 / 15.3 < 15.3.2 (CVE-2022-2527)

high Nessus Plugin ID 187508

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 in Incident Timelines has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.9 before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2.which allowed an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary content. A victim interacting with this content could lead to arbitrary requests. (CVE-2022-2527)

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 15.1.6, 15.2.4, 15.3.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b486dfb2

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/368676

https://hackerone.com/reports/1647446

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 187508

File Name: gitlab_cve-2022-2527.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/3/2024

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2527

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 8/30/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2527