GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 10.1.5/10.2.5/10.3.3 PasswordsController password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 10.1.5/10.2.5/10.3.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PasswordsController. Performing a manipulation results in password recovery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-0921. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 10.1.5/10.2.5/10.3.3 (Bug Tracking Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component PasswordsController. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions before 10.1.6, 10.2.6, and 10.3.4 are vulnerable to an unverified password change issue in the PasswordsController component resulting in potential account takeover if a victim's session is compromised.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was presented 07/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0921 since 11/30/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 10.1.6, 10.2.6 or 10.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 10.1.6/10.2.6/10.3.4

Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
05/29/2018 +545 days 🔍
07/03/2018 +34 days 🔍
07/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2020 +600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: about.gitlab.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-0921 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0921
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120213
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2018 08:50
Updated: 02/24/2020 11:08
Changes: 07/04/2018 08:50 (60), 02/24/2020 11:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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