GitLab fixed a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) bug in CE and EE releases

DevOps platform GitLab fixed a critical remote code execution flaw in its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases.

DevOps platform GitLab has released security updates to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-2884 (CVSS 9.9), affecting its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases.

An authenticated attacker can trigger the flaw via the GitHub import API.

“A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.3.4 before 15.1.5, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.3, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.1 allows an an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution via the Import from GitHub API endpoint.” reads the advisory published by the company.

“We strongly recommend that all installations running a version affected by the issues described are upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible.”

The researchers yvvdwf reported the vulnerability through the company HackerOne bug bounty program.

The company also provided a workaround for those unable to update their installations immediately, GitLab recommends disabling the GitHub import function from the ‘Visibility and access controls’ tab in the Settings menu once authenticated as “administrator.”

It is still unclear if the vulnerability is actively exploited in attacks in the wild.

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Pierluigi Paganini

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Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.