SB2018010513 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab, Gitlab Community Edition



SB2018010513 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab, Gitlab Community Edition

Published: January 5, 2018 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2018010513
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8540)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.

The groups API in GitLab 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.3 allows remote authenticated guest users to modify ownership of arbitrary groups by leveraging improper permission checks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.