Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2019-18458

 

Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2019-18458

Published: December 3, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23353
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18458
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks for transfer projects to another group feature. A remote user with developer rights can move projects.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-18458

Install updates from vendor's website.

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