Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2017-11437
Published: June 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18878
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11437
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11437
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 8.17.7, 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8, 9.3.8