Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2017-0919
Published: July 3, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31275
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0919
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions before 10.1.6, 10.2.6, and 10.3.4 are vulnerable to an authorization bypass issue in the GitLab import component resulting in an attacker being able to perform operations under a group in which they were previously unauthorized.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0919
Install update from vendor's website.