Is CVE-2016-9086 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-9086 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-9086?

CVE-2016-9086 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-9086?

CVE-2016-9086 has an EPSS score of 5.39% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9086?

Upgrade gitlab on debian unstable to 8.13.3+dfsg1-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-9086

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

GitLab versions 8.9.x and above contain a critical security flaw in the "import/export project" feature of GitLab. Added in GitLab 8.9, this feature allows a user to export and then re-import their projects as tape archive files (tar). All GitLab versions prior to 8.13.0 restricted this feature to administrators only. Starting with version 8.13.0 this feature was made available to all users. This feature did not properly check for symbolic links in user-provided archives and therefore it was possible for an authenticated user to retrieve the contents of any file accessible to the GitLab service account. This included sensitive files such as those that contain secret tokens used by the GitLab service to authenticate users. GitLab CE and EE versions 8.13.0 through 8.13.2, 8.12.0 through 8.12.7, 8.11.0 through 8.11.10, 8.10.0 through 8.10.12, and 8.9.0 through 8.9.11 are affected.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabDebian

Fixed in:8.13.3+dfsg1-2CVE-2016-9086

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

5.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

about.gitlab.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
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