Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-19575
Published: July 10, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31004
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19575
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.
GitLab CE/EE, versions 10.1 up to 11.x before 11.3.11, 11.4 before 11.4.8, and 11.5 before 11.5.1, are vulnerable to an insecure direct object reference issue that allows a user to make comments on a locked issue.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19575
Install update from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - update to 11.5.1