GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 16.8.5/16.9.3/16.10.1 junit Test Report File resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 16.8.5/16.9.3/16.10.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component junit Test Report File Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-6678. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 16.8.5/16.9.3/16.10.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component junit Test Report File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions before 16.8.6, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.4, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using malicious crafted content in a junit test report file.

The weakness was shared by Thanks `anonymizer` For Reporting This Vulnerability Through Our Hackerone Bug Bounty Program as 434689. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6678 since 12/11/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 16.8.6, 16.9.4 or 16.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 16.8.6/16.9.4/16.10.2

Timelineinfo

12/11/2023 🔍
04/12/2024 +122 days 🔍
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12/12/2024 +243 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 434689
Researcher: Thanks `anonymizer` For Reporting This Vulnerability Through Our Hackerone Bug Bounty Program
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-260449

Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2024 06:10
Updated: 12/12/2024 00:44
Changes: 04/12/2024 06:10 (67), 10/03/2024 15:07 (2), 12/12/2024 00:44 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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