GitLab 8.8.9 < 13.3.9 / 13.4 < 13.4.5 / 13.5 < 13.5.2 (CVE-2020-13356)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197317

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 8.8.9. A specially crafted request could bypass Multipart protection and read files in certain specific paths on the server.
Affected versions are: >=8.8.9, <13.3.9,>=13.4, <13.4.5,>=13.5, <13.5.2. (CVE-2020-13356)

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 13.3.9, 13.4.5, 13.5.2 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/230878

https://hackerone.com/reports/927953

http://www.nessus.org/u?003f8dbd

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197317

File Name: gitlab_cve-2020-13356.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/17/2024

Updated: 5/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

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-2020-13356

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13356