An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. Under certain circumstances, a malicious actor bypass prohibited branch checks using a specially crafted branch name to manipulate repository content in the UI.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.4.3, all versions starting from     16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. Under certain circumstances, a     malicious actor bypass prohibited branch checks using a specially crafted branch name to manipulate     repository content in the UI. (CVE-2023-5226)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

  - An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.4.3, all versions starting from     16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. Under certain circumstances, a     malicious actor bypass prohibited branch checks using a specially crafted branch name to manipulate     repository content in the UI. (CVE-2023-5226)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 3b14b2b4-9014-11ee-98b3-001b217b3468 advisory.

  - An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from X.Y before 16.X, all     versions starting from 16.X before 16.X. It was possible for an attacker to abuse the Allowed to merge     permission as a guest user, when granted the permission through a group. (CVE-2023-4658)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
250632	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5226	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
186656	GitLab 0 < 16.4.3 / 16.5 < 16.5.3 / 16.6 < 16.6.1 (CVE-2023-5226)	Nessus	CGI abuses	Combined	high
186498	FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Vulnerabilities (3b14b2b4-9014-11ee-98b3-001b217b3468)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	Local	high

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