GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.10/11.4.7/11.5.0 Email input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.10/11.4.7/11.5.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Email Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-19580. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.3.10/11.4.7/11.5.0 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Email Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

All versions of GitLab prior to 11.5.1, 11.4.8, and 11.3.11 do not send an email to the old email address when an email address change is made.

The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-19580 since 11/26/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
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 🔍
06/24/2024 +1809 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 39809
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-19580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137647
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2019 10:26
Updated: 06/24/2024 01:40
Changes: 07/11/2019 10:26 (67), 07/03/2020 14:43 (1), 10/24/2023 09:35 (4), 06/24/2024 01:40 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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