GitLab 13.7 < 14.2.6 / 14.3 < 14.3.4 / 14.4 < 14.4.1 (CVE-2021-39907)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 159928

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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:

- A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE starting with version 13.7. The stripping of EXIF data from certain images resulted in high CPU usage. (CVE-2021-39907)

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 14.2.6, 14.3.4, 14.4.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 159928

File Name: gitlab_cve-2021-39907.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/20/2022

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-39907

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 4/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-39907

IAVA: 2021-A-0523-S

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