GitLab 15.7 < 15.8.5 / 15.9 < 15.9.4 / 15.10 < 15.10.1 (CVE-2022-4143)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 197420

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 15.7 before 15.8.5, from 15.9 before 15.9.4, and from 15.10 before 15.10.1 that allows for crafted, unapproved MRs to be introduced and merged without authorization (CVE-2022-4143)

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 15.8.5, 15.9.4, 15.10.1 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/383776

https://hackerone.com/reports/1767639

http://www.nessus.org/u?657570d6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 197420

File Name: gitlab_cve-2022-4143.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: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4143

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4143