Path traversal in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-12448
Published: April 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27475
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12448
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in NuGet package registry. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted NuGet package to read any *.nupkg file on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12448
Install update from vendor's website.