GitLab 12.0 < 15.10.5 / 15.11 < 15.11.1 (CVE-2023-1621)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 174989

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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:

- An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.0 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1. A malicious group member may continue to commit to projects even from a restricted IP address. (CVE-2023-1621)

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 15.10.5, 15.11.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 174989

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-1621.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/2/2023

Updated: 1/2/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1621

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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: 5/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1621

IAVA: 2023-A-0235-S

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