Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-19494
Published: July 10, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31012
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19494
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.x before 11.3.11, 11.4.x before 11.4.8, and 11.5.x before 11.5.1. There is an incorrect access vulnerability that allows an unauthorized user to view private group names.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19494
Install update from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - update to 11.5.1