SB2018052305 - Debian update for gitlab
Published: May 23, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052305
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0920)
CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Projects::MergeRequests::CreationsController component due to an authorization bypass issue. A remote attacker can see every project name and their respective namespace on a GitLab instance.
2) Configuration error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8971)
CWE-ID: CWE-16 - Configuration
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Auth0 integration due to an incorrect omniauth-auth0 configuration. A remote attacker can gain root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.