GitLab scrambles to release emergency fix after password snafu

Date:
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:21:48 +0000

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The company issued patches to fix a total of 12 vulnerabilities.

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GitLab Community Edition (CE) and GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) have been patched to fix a major flaw regarding hard-coded passwords, the company has revealed.

In an advisory that accompanied the fix, GitLab explained how the flaw gave potential attackers the ability to completely take over vulnerable endpoints
.

The vulnerability revolves around how the software generates a fake strong password for testing. There are three elements: User.password_length.max, a user-set maximum character number for a password, DEFAULT_LENGTH, which is hard-coded at 12 characters, and the fake strong password for testing - "123qweQWE!@#".

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So, for example, if a user were to set a maximum number of characters for a password at 21, the software would combine 123qweQWE!@# with a number of
zeros to reach that maximum. In this particular example, it would be 123qweQWE!@#000000000, and that password would grant access to all accounts created with OmniAuth.

The bug is tracked as CVE-2022-1162, and was given a severity score of 9.1.

It was discovered, and patched, by the GitLab team, and allegedly, wasnt abused in the wild - with the company saying that no user identities have
been stolen so far.

"We executed a reset of GitLab.com passwords for a selected set of users as
of 15:38 UTC [Thursday]," the advisory reads. "Our investigation shows no indication that users or accounts have been compromised but were taking precautionary measures for our users security." Read more

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GitLab is a DevOps software that offers a one-stop-shop for developers
looking to create, secure, and operate their software. The cloud-hosted softwares newest versions include 14.9.2, 14.8.5, and 14.7.7, and the developers are urging the users to apply the patches immediately.

In total, 12 flaws have been fixed with these patches, including a stored XSS vulnerability. According to company data, GitLab has a million active users. To keep your premises secure, make sure to grab one of the best firewalls right now

Via: The Register



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