Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-5486

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Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-5486

Published: December 18, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30519
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5486
CWE-ID: CWE-287
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 authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

A authentication bypass vulnerability exists in GitLab CE/EE <v12.3.2, <v12.2.6, and <v12.1.10 in the Salesforce login integration that could be used by an attacker to create an account that bypassed domain restrictions and email verification requirements.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-5486

Install update from vendor's website.

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