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| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-22 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Gitlab Community Edition Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers GitLab Enterprise Edition Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers |
| Vendor | GitLab, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Path traversal
EUVDB-ID: #VU54622
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error within the design feature. A remote user can use a specially crafted design to ready contents of arbitrary files on the system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGitlab Community Edition: 13.11.0 - 14.0.3
GitLab Enterprise Edition: 13.11.0 - 14.0.3
External linkshttp://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/07/07/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-0-4-released/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
