Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-18461
Published: December 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23350
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18461
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 sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can disclose the private sub group path when a sub group epic is added to a public group.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18461
Install update from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - update to 12.4.1
Gitlab Community Edition - update to 12.4.1
Gitlab Community Edition - update to 12.4.1