GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.10/11.4.7/11.5.0 Comment improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.10/11.4.7/11.5.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Comment Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-19575. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.10/11.4.7/11.5.0 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Comment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GitLab CE/EE, versions 10.1 up to 11.x before 11.3.11, 11.4 before 11.4.8, and 11.5 before 11.5.1, are vulnerable to an insecure direct object reference issue that allows a user to make comments on a locked issue.

The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-19575 since 11/26/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119271 (FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (8a4aba2d-f33e-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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371769 (GitLab Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 11.3.11, 11.4.8 or 11.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119271). The entries VDB-135175, VDB-137632, VDB-137633 and VDB-137634 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 119271
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (8a4aba2d-f33e-11e8-9416-001b217b3468)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.3.11/11.4.8/11.5.1

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11/26/2018 🔍
11/28/2018 +2 days 🔍
11/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2019 +223 days 🔍
07/11/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/23/2024 +1809 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 52523
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-19575 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19575
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137642
SecurityFocus: 109121

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2019 10:20
Updated: 06/23/2024 19:08
Changes: 07/11/2019 10:20 (67), 07/03/2020 14:08 (1), 10/24/2023 09:21 (5), 06/23/2024 19:08 (16)
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