Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU74258

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - #VU74258

Published: March 31, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74258

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can trigger a search timeout if a specific HTML payload is used in the issue description.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 15.8.5, 15.9.4
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.9.4, 15.10.1

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2023/03/30/security-release-gitlab-15-10-1-released/

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