SB2020032721 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GitLab, Gitlab Community Edition



SB2020032721 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GitLab, Gitlab Community Edition

Published: March 27, 2020 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020032721
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 20% Medium 60% Low 20%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12275)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

GitLab 12.6 through 12.9 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation that allows an external user to create a personal snippet through the API.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12276)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12277)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

GitLab 10.8 through 12.9 has a vulnerability that allows someone to mirror a repository even if the feature is not activated.


4) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10955)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

GitLab EE/CE 11.1 through 12.9 is vulnerable to parameter tampering on an upload feature that allows an unauthorized user to read content available under specific folders.


5) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10956)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

GitLab 8.10 and later through 12.9 is vulnerable to an SSRF in a project import note feature.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.