Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-19578

 

Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-19578

Published: July 10, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30989
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19578
CWE-ID: CWE-285
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 gain access to sensitive information.

GitLab EE, version 11.5 before 11.5.1, is vulnerable to an insecure object reference issue that permits a user with Reporter privileges to view the Jaeger Tracing Operations page.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-19578

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources