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GitLab 15.4 < 16.9.7 / 16.10 < 16.10.5 / 16.11 < 16.11.2 (CVE-2024-4539)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 197334

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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 CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2 where abusing the API to filter branch and tags could lead to Denial of Service. (CVE-2024-4539)

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 16.9.7, 16.10.5, 16.11.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b1ad6140

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/454815

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 197334

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-4539.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/17/2024

Updated: 7/26/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4539

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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: 5/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4539

IAVA: 2024-A-0382-S