GitLab 12.1 < 13.5.6 / 13.6 < 13.6.4 / 13.7 < 13.7.2 (CVE-2021-22167)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197337

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 starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository (CVE-2021-22167)

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 13.5.6, 13.6.4, 13.7.2 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/289944

https://hackerone.com/reports/1043480

http://www.nessus.org/u?9a29d844

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197337

File Name: gitlab_cve-2021-22167.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/17/2024

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22167

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/15/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22167