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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18452
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18452
Install updates from vendor's website.