GitLab 12.6 < 13.6.7 / 13.7 < 13.7.7 / 13.8 < 13.8.4 (CVE-2021-22177)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 197452

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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:

- Potential DoS was identified in gitlab-shell in GitLab CE/EE version 12.6.0 or above, which allows an attacker to spike the server resource utilization via gitlab-shell command. (CVE-2021-22177)

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 13.6.7, 13.7.7, 13.8.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 197452

File Name: gitlab_cve-2021-22177.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: 1.4

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-2021-22177

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22177

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