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GitLab 11.2 < 17.3.6 / 17.4 < 17.4.3 / 17.5 < 17.5.1 (CVE-2024-6826)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 209628

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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 has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.2 before 17.3.6, 17.4 before 17.4.3, and 17.5 before 17.5.1. A denial of service could occur via importing a malicious crafted XML manifest file. (CVE-2024-6826)

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 17.3.6, 17.4.3, 17.5.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4ffb1922

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/472928

https://hackerone.com/reports/2571364

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 209628

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-6826.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 10/24/2024

Updated: 11/1/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6826

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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: 10/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6826

IAVA: 2024-A-0693