GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 9.0.10/9.1.8/9.2.8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 9.0.10/9.1.8/9.2.8. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11438. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 9.0.10/9.1.8/9.2.8 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8 allow an authenticated user with the ability to create a group to add themselves to any project that is inside a subgroup.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/02/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11438 since 07/19/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101876 (FreeBSD : GitLab -- Various security issues (92f4191a-6d25-11e7-93f7-d43d7e971a1b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 9.0.11, 9.1.8 or 9.2.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101876). The entry VDB-104791 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• GitLab

Name

• Community Edition
• Enterprise Edition

Version

• 9.0.0
• 9.0.1
• 9.0.2
• 9.0.3
• 9.0.4
• 9.0.5
• 9.0.6
• 9.0.7
• 9.0.8
• 9.0.9
• 9.0.10
• 9.1.0
• 9.1.1
• 9.1.2
• 9.1.3
• 9.1.4
• 9.1.5
• 9.1.6
• 9.1.7
• 9.1.8
• 9.2.0
• 9.2.1
• 9.2.2
• 9.2.3
• 9.2.4
• 9.2.5
• 9.2.6
• 9.2.7
• 9.2.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 101876
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : GitLab -- Various security issues (92f4191a-6d25-11e7-93f7-d43d7e971a1b)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 9.0.11/9.1.8/9.2.8

Timelineinfo

07/19/2017 🔍
07/19/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/20/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2017 +12 days 🔍
08/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2019 +822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: about.gitlab.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-11438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104792
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2017 10:43
Updated: 11/03/2019 13:06
Changes: 08/03/2017 10:43 (66), 11/03/2019 13:06 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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