Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-20494

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Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-20494

Published: December 30, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30485
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20494
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and gain unauthorized access to the affected application.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-20494

Update to version 11.6.1.

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