Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-20498 - Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Gitlab

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include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(120973);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/02/26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-20488", "CVE-2018-20489", "CVE-2018-20490", "CVE-2018-20491", "CVE-2018-20492", "CVE-2018-20493", "CVE-2018-20494", "CVE-2018-20495", "CVE-2018-20496", "CVE-2018-20497", "CVE-2018-20498", "CVE-2018-20499", "CVE-2018-20500", "CVE-2018-20501", "CVE-2018-20507");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (b2f4ab91-0e6b-11e9-8700-001b217b3468)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Gitlab reports :

Source code disclosure merge request diff

Todos improper access control

URL rel attribute not set

Persistent XSS Autocompletion

SSRF repository mirroring

CI job token LFS error message disclosure

Secret CI variable exposure

Guest user CI job disclosure

Persistent XSS label reference

Persistent XSS wiki in IE browser

SSRF in project imports with LFS

Improper access control CI/CD settings

Missing authorization control merge requests

Improper access control branches and tags

Missing authentication for Prometheus alert endpoint"
  );
  # https://about.gitlab.com/2018/12/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-6-dot-1-released/
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?53f6e94b"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/b2f4ab91-0e6b-11e9-8700-001b217b3468.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4651a575"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-20501");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gitlab-ce");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/01/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/01/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"gitlab-ce>=11.6.0<11.6.1")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"gitlab-ce>=11.5.0<11.5.6")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"gitlab-ce>=8.0.0<11.4.13")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");