Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2019-16170
Published: September 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21188
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-2019-16170
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 in the project creation using custom group templates. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request, clone a project to which he has partial visibility and see the restricted information on the target system.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16170
Install update from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 12.0.9, 12.1.9, 12.2.5