VDB-132434 · CVE-2018-19856 · ID 54857

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.11/11.4.9/11.5.2 Templates API path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.11/11.4.9/11.5.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Templates API. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-19856. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.11/11.4.9/11.5.2 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Templates API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GitLab CE/EE before 11.3.12, 11.4.x before 11.4.10, and 11.5.x before 11.5.3 allows Directory Traversal in Templates API.

The weakness was shared 03/26/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-19856 since 12/05/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119482 (FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (9d3428d4-f98c-11e8-a148-001b217b3468)), 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 11.3.12, 11.4.10 or 11.5.3 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 (119482). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 119482
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (9d3428d4-f98c-11e8-a148-001b217b3468)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.3.12/11.4.10/11.5.3

Timelineinfo

12/05/2018 🔍
12/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/26/2019 +109 days 🔍
03/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +1595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-19856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132434

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2019 06:38
Updated: 08/08/2023 13:23
Changes: 03/27/2019 06:38 (63), 05/21/2020 16:27 (1), 08/08/2023 13:23 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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