Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-19577

 

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2018-19577

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31015
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19577
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 non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Gitlab CE/EE, versions 8.6 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 incorrect access control vulnerability that displays to an unauthorized user the title and namespace of a confidential issue.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-19577

Install update from vendor's website.

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