Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-8114
Published: February 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25033
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8114
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the permissions are not being validated in the ProjectExportWorker for the user scheduling exports. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8114
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 12.5.9, 12.6.6, 12.7.4