Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2020-13286
Published: August 7, 2020 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34115
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13286
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the git "http.<url>.proxy" setting could be changed when importing a repository via URL. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13286
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3