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(176109);
script_version("1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/05/17");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-2181");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0256-S");
script_name(english:"GitLab < 15.9.8 (CVE-2023-2181)");
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:
- An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 15.9.8, 15.10.0 before 15.10.7, and
15.11.0 before 15.11.3. A malicious developer could use a git feature called refs/replace to smuggle
content into a merge request which would not be visible during review in the UI. (CVE-2023-2181)
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/2023/CVE-2023-2181.json
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ae1abb2f");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407859");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://hackerone.com/reports/1938185");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to GitLab version 15.9.8 or later.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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-2023-2181");
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:"2023/05/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/05/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/05/19");
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:"stig_severity", value:"I");
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) 2023-2024 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 =~ "^15\.(9)$")
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 = [
{ 'fixed_version' : '15.9.8' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);