Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-19314

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-19314

Published: January 5, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30456
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19314
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

GitLab EE 8.4 through 12.5, 12.4.3, and 12.3.6 stored several tokens in plaintext.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-19314

Install update from vendor's website.

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