QID 375864

Date Published: 2021-09-27

QID 375864: GitLab Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability (gitlab-13-12-9, 14-0-7, and 14-1-2)

GitLab is a web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git repository manager providing wiki, issue-tracking and continuous integration and deployment pipeline features, using an open-source license, developed by GitLab Inc.

GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition is vulnerable to arbitrary file read via design feature vulnerability.

Affected versions:
13.3.0-13.12.8
14.1.0-14.1.1
14.0.0-14.0.6

QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
The QID checks for vulnerable version of Gitlab using 'gitlab-rake gitlab:env:info' command.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server via specially crafted design.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to upgrade to 13.12.9, 14.0.7, and 14.1.2 versions. For more information please visit: GitLab 14.2.2 Security Release

Vendor References

Gitlab Critical Security Release - about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/08/31/security-release-gitlab-14-2-2-released/

CVEs related to QID 375864

CVE-2021-22238 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Gitlab Security Release			about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/08/31/security-release-gitlab-14-2-2-released/

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