Medium · published December 13, 2021
CVSS calls it medium at 6.8. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 98.5th percentile for exploit probability.
⚠️ A sneaky Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in GitLab means unauthorized external users could tamper with your requests — a virtual party crasher in your CI/CD pipeline! 🚨 Think of it like a delivery person who, without checking, opens the wrong door and walks into a restricted area, accessing sensitive information meant for authorized personnel only. With this exploit, attackers could potentially send harmful requests from your server, leading to unauthorized access to internal resources. This can compromise sensitive data and put your entire system at risk!
Think of it like a delivery person who, without checking, opens the wrong door and walks into a restricted area, accessing sensitive information meant for authorized personnel only. The vulnerability arises from the CI Lint API, allowing unauthorized users to perform server-side requests that could expose internal services. This affects GitLab CE/EE versions starting from 10.5 to 14.3.6, those from 14.4 to 14.4.4, and from 14.5 to 14.5.2.
With this exploit, attackers could potentially send harmful requests from your server, leading to unauthorized access to internal resources. This can compromise sensitive data and put your entire system at risk! To secure your environment, upgrade GitLab to the patched versions: 14.3.6, 14.4.4, or 14.5.2 immediately. Additionally, review your API access controls to prevent unauthorized users from exploiting this flaw. 🛡️ You've got this! By following these steps, you can keep your GitLab environment safe and sound. 🚀