GitLab 16.4 < 17.5.5 / 17.6 < 17.6.3 / 17.7 < 17.7.1 (CVE-2024-13041)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 213635

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 was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.4 prior to 17.5.5, starting from 17.6 prior to 17.6.3, and starting from 17.7 prior to 17.7.1. When a user is created via the SAML provider, the external groups setting overrides the external provider configuration. As a result, the user may not be marked as external thereby giving those users access to internal projects or groups.
(CVE-2024-13041)

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?51040734

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/479165

http://www.nessus.org/u?f5921eec

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 213635

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-13041.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: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-13041

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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: 1/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-13041