GitLab 0 < 16.7.6 / 16.8 < 16.8.3 / 16.9 < 16.9.1 (CVE-2023-3509)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 190862

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 affecting all versions before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. It was possible for group members with sub-maintainer role to change the title of privately accessible deploy keys associated with projects in the group. (CVE-2023-3509)

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 16.7.6, 16.8.3, 16.9.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?51e70b85

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416945

https://hackerone.com/reports/2037814

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 190862

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-3509.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/21/2024

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3509

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: 2/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3509

IAVA: 2024-A-0113-S