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GitLab 17.0 < 17.6.4 / 17.7 < 17.7.3 / 17.8 < 17.8.1 (CVE-2024-11931)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214568

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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 17.0 prior to 17.6.4, from 17.7 prior to 17.7.3, and from 17.8 prior to 17.8.1. Under certain conditions, it may have been possible for users with developer role to exfiltrate protected CI variables via CI lint. (CVE-2024-11931)

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 17.6.4, 17.7.3, 17.8.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?56c9a8bd

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480901

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214568

File Name: gitlab_cve-2024-11931.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/24/2025

Updated: 8/7/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-11931

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11931

IAVA: 2025-A-0065-S