GitLab 16.3 < 16.11.5 / 17.0 < 17.0.3 / 17.1 < 17.1.1 (CVE-2024-2177)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 202059

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:

- A Cross Window Forgery vulnerability exists within GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.3 prior to 16.11.5, 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and 17.1 prior to 17.1.1. This condition allows for an attacker to abuse the OAuth authentication flow via a crafted payload. (CVE-2024-2177)

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.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3afcbaa4

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/444467

https://hackerone.com/reports/2383443

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 202059

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-2177.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/10/2024

Updated: 7/12/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-2177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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: 7/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-2177

IAVA: 2024-A-0382