GitLab 11.3 < 12.9.8 / 12.10 < 12.10.7 / 13.0 < 13.0.1 (CVE-2020-13270)

high Nessus Plugin ID 197436

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:

- Missing permission check on fork relation creation in GitLab CE/EE 11.3 and later through 13.0.1 allows guest users to create a fork relation on restricted public projects via API (CVE-2020-13270)

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 12.9.8, 12.10.7, 13.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24648

https://hackerone.com/reports/419977

http://www.nessus.org/u?a56c5ef7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 197436

File Name: gitlab_cve-2020-13270.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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13270

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13270