GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.6/11.3.7/11.4.2 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.6/11.3.7/11.4.2. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-18641. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.6/11.3.7/11.4.2 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.2.7, 11.3.x before 11.3.8, and 11.4.x before 11.4.3. It has Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information.

The bug was discovered 10/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 12/04/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18641 since 10/25/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118497 (FreeBSD : Gitlab -- multiple vulnerabilities (b9591212-dba7-11e8-9416-001b217b3468)), 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 11.2.7, 11.3.8 or 11.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118497). The entries VDB-127304, VDB-127506, VDB-127508 and VDB-127509 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 118497
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- multiple vulnerabilities (b9591212-dba7-11e8-9416-001b217b3468)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.2.7/11.3.8/11.4.3

Timelineinfo

10/25/2018 🔍
10/29/2018 +4 days 🔍
10/29/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/04/2018 +35 days 🔍
12/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2023 +1651 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 51113
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-18641 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18641
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127507
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2018 14:40
Updated: 06/13/2023 08:45
Changes: 12/05/2018 14:40 (66), 04/17/2020 16:20 (2), 06/13/2023 08:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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