Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2019-18452
Published: November 28, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23081
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18452
CWE-ID: CWE-732
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 on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions when moving an issue to a public project from a private one. A remote attacker can disclose the associated private labels and the private project namespace through the GitLab API.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18452
Install updates from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - update to 12.4.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - update to 12.4.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - update to 12.4.1