Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU11238

Improper input validation in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2017-0916

Published: March 19, 2018 / Updated: March 23, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11238

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0916

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GitLab, Inc

Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the system_hook_push queue due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

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