Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-18453

 

Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-18453

Published: November 29, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23092
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18453
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 otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote demoted user can bypass implemented security restrictions and add comments via email.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2019-18453

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - update to 12.4.1
Gitlab Community Edition - update to 12.4.1

External References

Related Security Bulletins