GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.13/11.4.11/11.5.4 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.13/11.4.11/11.5.4 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-20229. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.13/11.4.11/11.5.4 (Bug Tracking Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.3.14, 11.4.x before 11.4.12, and 11.5.x before 11.5.5 allows Directory Traversal.

The weakness was released 04/04/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-20229 since 12/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119851 (FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Arbitrary File read in Gitlab project import (70b774a8-05bc-11e9-87ad-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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371746 (GitLab Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 11.3.14, 11.4.12 or 11.5.5 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 (119851). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Nessus ID: 119851
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Arbitrary File read in Gitlab project import (70b774a8-05bc-11e9-87ad-001b217b3468)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.3.14/11.4.12/11.5.5

Timelineinfo

12/19/2018 🔍
12/22/2018 +3 days 🔍
12/24/2018 +2 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +101 days 🔍
04/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/25/2020 +416 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: about.gitlab.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-20229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132976

Entryinfo

Created: 04/05/2019 07:06
Updated: 05/25/2020 17:02
Changes: 04/05/2019 07:06 (66), 05/25/2020 17:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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