SB2021050307 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)



SB2021050307 - Multiple vulnerabilities in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)

Published: May 3, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021050307
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 40% Low 60%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22209)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not properly validating authorisation tokens. A remote attacker can execute mutations on the target system.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22206)

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

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote administrator can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system, such as pull mirror credentials.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22210)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when querying the repository branches through API. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22208)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote authenticated attacker can change the timestamp for issue creation or update.


5) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22211)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in Dependency Proxy. A remote authenticated attacker can impersonate a user with the same ID.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.