A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and 16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to rotate group access tokens with owner privileges.

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

  - A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and     16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to     rotate group access tokens with owner privileges. (CVE-2024-1299)

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

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 b2caae55-dc38-11ee-96dc-001b217b3468 advisory.

  - An authorization bypass vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 11.3 prior to 16.7.7,     16.7.6 prior to 16.8.4, and 16.8.3 prior to 16.9.2. An attacker could bypass CODEOWNERS by utilizing a     crafted payload in an old feature branch to perform malicious actions. (CVE-2024-0199)

  - A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and     16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of `manage_group_access_tokens` to     rotate group access tokens with owner privileges. (CVE-2024-1299)

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

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

  - A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 16.8 prior to 16.8.4 and     16.9 prior to 16.9.2. It was possible for a user with custom role of manage_group_access_tokens to rotate     group access tokens with owner privileges. (CVE-2024-1299)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
259256	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-1299	Nessus	Misc.	high
191741	FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Vulnerabilities (b2caae55-dc38-11ee-96dc-001b217b3468)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
191648	GitLab 16.9 < 16.9.2 / 16.8 < 16.8.4 (CVE-2024-1299)	Nessus	CGI abuses	high

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