GitLab up to 9.4.1 LDAP SSL Certificate Verification certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in GitLab up to 9.4.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component LDAP SSL Certificate Verification. The manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-17716. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GitLab up to 9.4.1 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component LDAP SSL Certificate Verification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GitLab 9.4.x before 9.4.2 does not support LDAP SSL certificate verification, but a verify_certificates LDAP option was mentioned in the 9.4 release announcement. This issue occurred because code was not merged. This is related to use of the omniauth-ldap library and the gitlab_omniauth-ldap gem.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2017. The weakness was released 12/17/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-17716 since 12/17/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 9.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GitLab 9.4.2

Timelineinfo

12/17/2017 🔍
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12/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/18/2023 +1857 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 30420
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-17716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110766

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2017 07:45
Updated: 01/18/2023 09:51
Changes: 12/18/2017 07:45 (58), 12/15/2019 19:46 (1), 01/18/2023 09:51 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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