Check Point Advisories

GitLab Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2018-14364)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2604
Date Published:	2 Oct 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 02 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-14364
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	GitLab prior to 10.7.7 GitLab prior to 10.7.7 GitLab 10.8.0 and later, prior to 10.8.6 GitLab 10.8.0 and later, prior to 10.8.6 GitLab 11.0 and later, prior to 11.0.4 GitLab 11.0 and later, prior to 11.0.4
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in the GitLab Community server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in code execution on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GitLab Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2018-14364) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: GitLab Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2018-14364)