GitLab 12.9 < 17.1.7 / 17.2 < 17.2.5 / 17.3 < 17.3.2 (CVE-2024-4612)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 207101

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 EE affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 17.1.7, 17.2 before 17.2.5, and 17.3 before 17.3.2. Under certain conditions an open redirect vulnerability could allow for an account takeover by breaking the OAuth flow. (CVE-2024-4612)

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 17.1.7, 17.2.5, 17.3.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b29de387

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/460707

https://hackerone.com/reports/2479857

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 207101

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-4612.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/12/2024

Updated: 10/4/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4612

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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: 9/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4612

IAVA: 2024-A-0580-S