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GitLab 15.6 < 17.2.8 / 17.3 < 17.3.4 / 17.4 < 17.4.1 (CVE-2024-8974)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 207839

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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:

 - Information disclosure in Gitlab EE/CE affecting all versions from 15.6 prior to 17.2.8, 17.3 prior to 17.3.4, and 17.4 prior to 17.4.1 in specific conditions it was possible to disclose to an unauthorised user the path of a private project. (CVE-2024-8974)

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 17.2.8, 17.3.4, 17.4.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?82c0198b

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/482843

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 207839

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-8974.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/27/2024

Updated: 10/18/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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-2024-8974

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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: 9/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8974

IAVA: 2024-A-0603-S