GitLab 13.5 < 15.4.6 / 15.5 < 15.5.5 / 15.6 < 15.6.1 (CVE-2022-3572)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 170062

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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 cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.5 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2. It was possible to exploit a vulnerability in setting the Jira Connect integration which could lead to a reflected XSS that allowed attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims. (CVE-2022-3572)

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 15.4.6, 15.5.5, 15.6.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 170062

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2022-3572.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/16/2023

Updated: 1/2/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3572

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3572

IAVA: 2022-A-0506-S

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