GitLab 12.0 < 16.11.5 / 17.0 < 17.0.3 / 17.1 < 17.1.1 (CVE-2024-1816)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 201073

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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:

- An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.0 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 allows for an attacker to cause a denial of service using a crafted OpenAPI file. (CVE-2024-1816)

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: 201073

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-1816.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/27/2024

Updated: 7/26/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-1816

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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-2024-1816

IAVA: 2024-A-0382-S

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