Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2019-18446
Published: November 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23095
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-2019-18446
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 otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions. A remote authenticated attacker can delete the source branch of MR.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18446
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