GitLab 10.3 < 16.3.6 / 16.4.0 < 16.4.2 / 16.5.0 < 16.5.1 (CVE-2023-3246)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 185482

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/CE affecting all versions starting before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1 which allows an attackers to block Sidekiq job processor. (CVE-2023-3246)

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 16.3.6, 16.4.2, 16.5.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?307395a1

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/415371

https://hackerone.com/reports/2014157

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 185482

File Name: gitlab_CVE-2023-3246.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/13/2023

Updated: 5/17/2024

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:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3246

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: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: 10/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3246

IAVA: 2023-A-0599-S