Improper authorization in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2017-0926

 

Improper authorization in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2017-0926

Published: March 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11242
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0926
CWE-ID: CWE-285
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 bypass authorization on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Oauth sign-in component due to improper authorization. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted request and bypass authorization.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-0926

Install update from vendor's website.

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