Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab Enterprise Edition - #VU28324

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab Enterprise Edition - #VU28324

Published: May 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28324
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
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 way application deletes mirror projects. A remote attacker can impersonate owners of deleted projects.

Please note that the edit project API endpoint has been restricted and only admin users have the ability to set the mirror_user_id


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 12.9.8, 12.10.7, 13.0.1

External References

Related Security Bulletins