GitLab Community/Enterprise up to 11.6.9/11.7.5/11.8.0 User Interface 7pk security

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community and Enterprise up to 11.6.9/11.7.5/11.8.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component User Interface. This manipulation causes 7pk security. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-9217. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community and Enterprise up to 11.6.9/11.7.5/11.8.0 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component User Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.6.10, 11.7.x before 11.7.6, and 11.8.x before 11.8.1. Its User Interface has a Misrepresentation of Critical Information.

The bug was discovered 03/04/2019. The weakness was published 04/17/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9217 since 02/28/2019. 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 T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 44 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371751 (GitLab Multiple Security Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 11.6.10, 11.7.6 or 11.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-133457, VDB-133458, VDB-133459 and VDB-133460. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• GitLab

Name

• Community
• Enterprise

Version

• 11.0
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.3
• 11.4
• 11.5
• 11.6
• 11.6.0
• 11.6.1
• 11.6.2
• 11.6.3
• 11.6.4
• 11.6.5
• 11.6.6
• 11.6.7
• 11.6.8
• 11.6.9
• 11.7
• 11.7.0
• 11.7.1
• 11.7.2
• 11.7.3
• 11.7.4
• 11.7.5
• 11.8.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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