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GitLab 15.7 < 17.5.5 / 17.6 < 17.6.3 / 17.7 < 17.7.1 (CVE-2024-6324)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 213595

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-2024-6324)

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 17.5.5, 17.6.3, 17.7.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ac819fff

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/468914

http://www.nessus.org/u?b69c1673

https://hackerone.com/reports/2553716

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 213595

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-6324.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/9/2025

Updated: 1/9/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6324

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:N/I:N/A:L

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: 1/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6324