Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2019-6996
Published: September 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21189
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6996
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an access control issue in the merge request approvers section. A remote authenticated attacker can view membership of private groups.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6996
Install update from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 11.5.10, 11.6.8, 11.7.3