GitLab 12.9 < 12.10.13 / 13.0 < 13.0.8 / 13.1 < 13.1.2 (CVE-2020-13325)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197345

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 vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions prior 13.1. The comment section of the issue page was not restricting the characters properly, potentially resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-13325)

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 12.10.13, 13.0.8, 13.1.2 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/215978

http://www.nessus.org/u?e7bf42f0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197345

File Name: gitlab_cve-2020-13325.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: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13325

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13325