Improper authorization in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2017-0920
Published: May 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12920
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0920
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Projects::MergeRequests::CreationsController component due to an authorization bypass issue. A remote attacker can see every project name and their respective namespace on a GitLab instance.
The weakness exists in the Projects::MergeRequests::CreationsController component due to an authorization bypass issue. A remote attacker can see every project name and their respective namespace on a GitLab instance.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0920
Update to versions 10.1.6, 10.2.6 or 10.3.4.