5.5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
3.8 Low
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.9 Low
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.0%
The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:
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(187530);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/17");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-39896");
script_name(english:"GitLab 8.0 < 14.1.7 / 14.2 < 14.2.5 / 14.3 < 14.3.1 (CVE-2021-39896)");
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:
- In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 8.0, when an admin uses the impersonate feature twice and
stops impersonating, the admin may be logged in as the second user they impersonated, which may lead to
repudiation issues. (CVE-2021-39896)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39896.json
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6cfadea0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/339362");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to GitLab version 14.1.7, 14.2.5, 14.3.1 or later.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N");
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-39896");
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:"2021/09/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/09/30");
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 =~ "^14\.(1|2|3)$")
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' : '8.0', 'fixed_version' : '14.1.7' },
{ 'min_version' : '14.2', 'fixed_version' : '14.2.5' },
{ 'min_version' : '14.3', 'fixed_version' : '14.3.1' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);
5.5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
3.8 Low
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.9 Low
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.0%