#VU54622 Path traversal in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition
Published: July 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54622
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc
GitLab, Inc
Description
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.