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HistoryJan 03, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

GitLab 0.0 < 13.10.5 / 13.11 < 13.11.5 / 13.12 < 13.12.2 (CVE-2021-22216)

2024-01-0300:00:00
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gitlab
denial of service
vulnerability
cve-2021-22216

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

  • A denial of service vulnerability in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 13.12.2, 13.11.5 or 13.10.5 allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled resource consumption with a very long issue or merge request description (CVE-2021-22216)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(187543);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-22216");

  script_name(english:"GitLab 0.0 < 13.10.5 / 13.11 < 13.11.5 / 13.12 < 13.12.2 (CVE-2021-22216)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

  - A denial of service vulnerability in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 13.12.2, 13.11.5 or 13.10.5
    allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled resource consumption with a very long issue or merge request
    description (CVE-2021-22216)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/06/01/security-release-gitlab-13-12-2-released/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4db7f538");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to GitLab version 13.10.5, 13.11.5, 13.12.2 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-22216");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/06/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/06/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/01/03");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("gitlab_webui_detect.nbin", "gitlab_nix_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/GitLab");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

var app = 'GitLab';
var app_info = vcf::combined_get_app_info(app:app);

if (report_paranoia < 2 && max_index(app_info.parsed_version[0]) < 3 && app_info.version =~ "^13\.(10|11|12)$")
  if (!empty_or_null(app_info.port))
    audit(AUDIT_POTENTIAL_VULN, app, app_info.version, app_info.port);
  else
    audit(AUDIT_POTENTIAL_VULN, app, app_info.version);

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '0.0', 'fixed_version' : '13.10.5' },
  { 'min_version' : '13.11', 'fixed_version' : '13.11.5' },
  { 'min_version' : '13.12', 'fixed_version' : '13.12.2' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);
VendorProductVersionCPE
gitlabgitlabcpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

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