GitLab 16.3 < 17.4.2 / 17.5 < 17.5.4 / 17.6 < 17.6.2 (CVE-2024-9633)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211450

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 starting from 16.3 before 17.4.2, all versions starting from 17.5 before 17.5.4, all versions starting from 17.6 before 17.6.2. This issue allows an attacker to create a group with a name matching an existing unique Pages domain, potentially leading to domain confusion attacks. (CVE-2024-9633)

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 17.4.2, 17.5.4, 17.6.2 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/498257

https://hackerone.com/reports/2759470

http://www.nessus.org/u?6bc45e33

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211450

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-9633.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/15/2024

Updated: 12/16/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9633

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 11/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-9633

IAVA: 2024-A-0751-S