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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2018.0182
GitLab Critical Security Release: 11.0.4, 10.8.6, and 10.7.7
20 July 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: GitLab
Operating System: Windows
Linux variants
Virtualisation
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-14364
Member content until: Sunday, August 19 2018
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been discovered in GitLab Community Edition (CE)
and Enterprise Edition (EE) prior to versions 11.0.4, 10.8.6, and
10.7.7. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following information regarding the
vulnerability:
"The GitLab projects import component contained a vulnerability
which allowed an attacker to write files to arbitrary directories on
the server and that could result in remote code execution. The
vulnerability has now been mitigated and is assigned to
CVE-2018-14364.
Thanks to @nyangawa of Chaitin Tech for responsibly reporting this
vulnerability to us." [1]
MITIGATION
GitLab versions 11.0.4, 10.8.6, and 10.7.7 have been released which
address this vulnerability.
Additionally, the vendor has provided the following workaround:
"Additional Workarounds
Go to /admin/application_settings of your GitLab instance. Under
"Import sources", uncheck the "GitLab export" checkbox. Click Save."
[1]
REFERENCES
[1] GitLab Critical Security Release: 11.0.4, 10.8.6, and 10.7.7
https://about.gitlab.com/2018/07/17/critical-security-release-gitlab-11-dot-0-dot-4-released/
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