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GitLab 16.7.7 < 16.8.6 / 16.9 < 16.9.4 / 16.10 < 16.10.2 (CVE-2023-6489)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193564

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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:

 - A denial of service vulnerability was identified in GitLab CE/EE, versions 16.7.7 prior to 16.8.6, 16.9 prior to 16.9.4 and 16.10 prior to 16.10.2 which allows an attacker to spike the GitLab instance resources usage resulting in service degradation via chat integration feature. (CVE-2023-6489)

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 16.8.6, 16.9.4, 16.10.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7d4a6b8b

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/433520

https://hackerone.com/reports/2262450

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193564

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-6489.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/19/2024

Updated: 12/13/2024

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6489

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 4/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6489

IAVA: 2024-A-0229-S