GitLab 10.1 < 15.10.8 / 15.11 < 15.11.7 / 16.0 < 16.0.2 (CVE-2023-1204)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 176692

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 CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 10.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A user could use an unverified email as a public email and commit email by sending a specifically crafted request on user update settings. (CVE-2023-1204)

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 15.10.8, 15.11.7, 16.0.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c59d6d04

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 176692

File Name: gitlab_cve-2023-1204.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/5/2023

Updated: 1/2/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1204

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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: 6/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1204

IAVA: 2023-A-0275-S