GitLab 12.6 < 17.4.5 / 17.5 < 17.5.3 / 17.6 < 17.6.1 (CVE-2024-8237)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 211858

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:

- Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab (CVE-2024-8237)

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 17.4.5, 17.5.3, 17.6.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 211858

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-8237.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/26/2024

Updated: 11/26/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2024-8237

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: 11/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8237

Detections

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