Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-5883
Published: May 17, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31061
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5883
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
An Incorrect Access Control issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 6.0 and later but before 11.3.11, 11.4.x before 11.4.8, and 11.5.x before 11.5.1. The issue comments feature could allow a user to comment on an issue which they shouldn't be allowed to.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5883
Install update from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - update to 11.5.1