GitLab 1.0 < 16.11.5 / 17.0 < 17.0.3 / 17.1 < 17.1.1 (CVE-2024-4557)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 201071

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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:

- Multiple Denial of Service (DoS) conditions has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 1.0 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1 which allowed an attacker to cause resource exhaustion via banzai pipeline. (CVE-2024-4557)

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 16.11.5, 17.0.3, 17.1.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 201071

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-4557.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/27/2024

Updated: 7/26/2024

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: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4557

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4557

IAVA: 2024-A-0382-S

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