GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.6/11.3.7/11.4.2 Error Message information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.6/11.3.7/11.4.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-18648. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.6/11.3.7/11.4.2 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. 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 Information Exposure Through an Error Message.

The bug was discovered 10/29/2018. The weakness was presented 12/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18648 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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). See VDB-127304, VDB-127506, VDB-127507 and VDB-127508 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118497
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- multiple vulnerabilities (b9591212-dba7-11e8-9416-001b217b3468)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.2.7/11.3.8/11.4.3

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10/25/2018 🔍
10/29/2018 +4 days 🔍
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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: 50975
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-18648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127513
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2018 14:43
Updated: 06/13/2023 09:07
Changes: 12/05/2018 14:43 (67), 04/17/2020 16:39 (2), 06/13/2023 09:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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