GitLab 12.5 < 16.9.6 / 16.10 < 16.10.4 / 16.11 < 16.11.1 (CVE-2024-2829)

high Nessus Plugin ID 194818

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 12.5 before 16.9.6, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.4, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.1. A crafted wildcard filter in FileFinder may lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2829)

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 16.9.6, 16.10.4, 16.11.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?80b873be

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451456

https://hackerone.com/reports/2416728

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 194818

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-2829.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/30/2024

Updated: 5/3/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-2829

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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: 4/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-2829

IAVA: 2024-A-0262