GitLab 15.3 < 15.7.8 / 15.8 < 15.8.4 / 15.9 < 15.9.2 (CVE-2022-4007)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 172070

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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 issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.3 prior to 15.7.8, version 15.8 prior to 15.8.4, and version 15.9 prior to 15.9.2 A cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the title field of work items that allowed attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims at client side. (CVE-2022-4007)

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 15.7.8, 15.8.4, 15.9.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 172070

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2022-4007.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/3/2023

Updated: 1/3/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4007

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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: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: 3/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4007

IAVA: 2023-A-0122-S

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