GitLab 16.4.3 < 16.4.4 / 16.5.3 < 16.5.4 / 16.6.1 < 16.6.2 (CVE-2023-6564)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 195020

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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:

- An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE Premium and Ultimate affecting versions 16.4.3, 16.5.3, and 16.6.1. In projects using subgroups to define who can push and/or merge to protected branches, there may have been instances in which subgroup members with the Developer role were able to push or merge to protected branches. (CVE-2023-6564)

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 16.4.4, 16.5.4, 16.6.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 195020

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-6564.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/6/2024

Updated: 5/6/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6564

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:H/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: 2/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6564

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