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



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-8312
CVE-2024-6826
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-770
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		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 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU99332

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8312

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 Global Search. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link 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: 15.10.0 - 17.5.0

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 15.10.0 - 17.5.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/481819
http://hackerone.com/reports/2659386


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) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU99333

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6826

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling within XML manifest file import. A remote user can use a specially crafted XML manifest file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 11.2 - 17.5.0

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 11.2.0 - 17.5.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/472928
http://hackerone.com/reports/2571364


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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