GitLab Disclosure: Security Vulnerability in Web Application and Git Command Line Interface
CVE-2024-3958

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 August 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. An issue was found that allows someone to abuse a discrepancy between the Web application display and the git command line interface to social engineer victims into cloning non-trusted code.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 0 < 17.0.6

GitLab 17.1 < 17.1.4

GitLab 17.2 < 17.2.2

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-3958 - Proof of Concept

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/456988
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https://hackerone.com/reports/2437784
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Thanks [st4nly0n](https://hackerone.com/st4nly0n) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
.