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



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 8
CVE-ID CVE-2024-1451
CVE-2023-6477
CVE-2023-6736
CVE-2024-1525
CVE-2023-4895
CVE-2024-0861
CVE-2023-3509
CVE-2024-0410
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-284
CWE-185
CWE-200
CWE-285
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gitlab Community Edition
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor GitLab, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU86700

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1451

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 in the user profile page. A remote user can 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 16.9.0

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU86701

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6477

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote administrator can invite other groups to gain owner access.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 16.5.0 - 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Incorrect Regular Expression

EUVDB-ID: #VU86702

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6736

CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing regular expressions in the Codeowners reference extractor. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 11.3.0 - 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU86703

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1525

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can reset their password using their verified secondary email address and sign-in using direct authentication with the reset password.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 16.1.0 - 16.9.0

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 16.1.0 - 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU86704

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4895

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote user can bypass the "group ip restriction" settings to access environment details of projects.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 12.0.0 - 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU86706

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0861

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can change "Custom dashboard projects" settings contrary to permissions

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 16.4.0 - 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU86708

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3509

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can change the title of privately accessible deploy keys associated with projects in the group.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 0.1.5 - 16.9.0

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 6.2.0 - 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU86711

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0410

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization. A remote user can bypass CODEOWNERS approvals by creating a merge conflict.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 15.1.0 - 16.9.0

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 15.1.0 - 16.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/02/21/security-release-gitlab-16-9-1-released/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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