Path traversal in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - #VU54622

 

Path traversal in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - #VU54622

Published: July 8, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54622
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The 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.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.11.7, 13.12.8, 14.0.4
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.11.7, 13.12.8, 14.0.4

External References

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