Unprotected storage of credentials in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - #VU47315
Published: October 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47315
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to other users' credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to application stored credentials in plain text in a configuration file on the system in Redis. A remote attacker can view contents of the configuration file and gain access to passwords for 3rd party integration.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.2.10, 13.3.7, 13.4.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.2.10, 13.3.7, 13.4.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.2.10, 13.3.7, 13.4.2