GitLab 12.8 < 13.10.5 / 13.11 < 13.11.5 / 13.12 < 13.12.2 (CVE-2021-22218)

low Nessus Plugin ID 187590

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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:

- All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits. (CVE-2021-22218)

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 13.10.5, 13.11.5, 13.12.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 187590

File Name: gitlab_cve-2021-22218.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: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22218

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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: 6/1/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22218

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