GitLab 17.1 < 17.1.7 / 17.2 < 17.2.5 / 17.3 < 17.3.2 (CVE-2024-6446)

low Nessus Plugin ID 207106

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 affecting all versions starting from 17.1 to 17.1.7, 17.2 prior to 17.2.5 and 17.3 prior to 17.3.2. A crafted URL could be used to trick a victim to trust an attacker controlled application. (CVE-2024-6446)

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?52d0db22

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/470144

https://hackerone.com/reports/2573481

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 207106

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-6446.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/12/2024

Updated: 10/4/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: 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:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6446

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/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-2024-6446

IAVA: 2024-A-0580-S