Cleartext storage of sensitive information in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-7976

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-7976

Published: February 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25101
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7976
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the Grafana token is displayed in plaintext on the settings page. A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information on the target system.

How to mitigate CVE-2020-7976

Install update from vendor's website.

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