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GitLab Authenticated File Read
| Disclosed | Created |
|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-06-07 |
Disclosed
2023-05-23
Created
2023-06-07
Description
GitLab version 16.0 contains a directory traversal for arbitrary file read
as the `gitlab-www` user. This module requires authentication for exploitation.
In order to use this module, a user must be able to create a project and groups.
When exploiting this vulnerability, there is a direct correlation between the traversal
depth, and the depth of groups the vulnerable project is in. The minimum for this seems
to be 5, but up to 11 have also been observed. An example of this, is if the directory
traversal needs a depth of 11, a group
and 10 nested child groups, each a sub of the previous, will be created (adding up to 11).
Visually this looks like:
Group1->sub1->sub2->sub3->sub4->sub5->sub6->sub7->sub8->sub9->sub10.
If the depth was 5, a group and 4 nested child groups would be created.
With all these requirements satisfied a dummy file is uploaded, and the full
traversal is then executed. Cleanup is performed by deleting the first group which
cascades to deleting all other objects created.
as the `gitlab-www` user. This module requires authentication for exploitation.
In order to use this module, a user must be able to create a project and groups.
When exploiting this vulnerability, there is a direct correlation between the traversal
depth, and the depth of groups the vulnerable project is in. The minimum for this seems
to be 5, but up to 11 have also been observed. An example of this, is if the directory
traversal needs a depth of 11, a group
and 10 nested child groups, each a sub of the previous, will be created (adding up to 11).
Visually this looks like:
Group1->sub1->sub2->sub3->sub4->sub5->sub6->sub7->sub8->sub9->sub10.
If the depth was 5, a group and 4 nested child groups would be created.
With all these requirements satisfied a dummy file is uploaded, and the full
traversal is then executed. Cleanup is performed by deleting the first group which
cascades to deleting all other objects created.
Authors
h00die
pwnie
Vitellozzo
pwnie
Vitellozzo
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