GitLab 8.14 < 13.3.9 / 13.4 < 13.4.5 / 13.5 < 13.5.2 (CVE-2020-13355)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197355

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 8.14. A path traversal is found in LFS Upload that allows attacker to overwrite certain specific paths on the server. Affected versions are: >=8.14, <13.3.9,>=13.4, <13.4.5,>=13.5, <13.5.2. (CVE-2020-13355)

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 13.3.9, 13.4.5, 13.5.2 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/255886

https://hackerone.com/reports/990800

http://www.nessus.org/u?fa4885a1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197355

File Name: gitlab_cve-2020-13355.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: 5.2

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-2020-13355

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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: 11/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13355