Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2017-11437
Published: June 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18878
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11437
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when reading repositories belonging to other users. A remote authenticated user with the ability to create a project to use the mirroring feature can read repositories that belong to other users.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11437
Install updates from vendor's website.