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[TLP:CLEAR] GitLab CE/EE fixes 6 vulnerabilities

GitLab fixes 6 vulnerabilities in GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) in versions 17.5.2, 17.4.4 and 17.3.7 [1]. The most severe vulnerabilities are listed below.

GitLab CE/EE - unauthorized Kubernetes access (CVE-2024-9693)
CVSS 8.5 (High)

An authenticated remote attacker can, in a certain configuration of GitLab CE/EE, gain unauthorized access to the Kubernetes agent in the cluster [1][2].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • GitLab; >=16, <17.3.7; >=7.4, <17.4.4; >=17.5, <17.5.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 13. 11. 2024.

GitLab CE/EE - unauthorized API access (CVE-2024-7404)
CVSS 6.8 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can gain access to the API with the privileges of the victim via the Device OAuth flow component [1][3].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • GitLab; >=17.2, <17.3.7; >=7.4, <17.4.4; >=17.5, <17.5.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 13. 11. 2024.

GitLab CE/EE - DoS
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)

An authenticated remote attacker can carry out a DoS attack by importing a specially crafted file via the Fogbugz component [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • GitLab; >=7.4.1, <17.3.7; >=7.4, <17.4.4; >=17.5, <17.5.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

  • CWE-703: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 13. 11. 2024.

GitLab CE/EE - XSS (CVE-2024-8648)
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can carry out an XSS attack via the analytics dashboards section of the website [1][4].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • GitLab; >=16, <17.3.7; >=7.4, <17.4.4; >=17.5, <17.5.2;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

More information:

  • CVE-2024-8648 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 13. 11. 2024.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Martin Krajči on 19. 11. 2024.

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