Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-13289
Published: September 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46301
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13289
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc
GitLab, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an improper handling of sign-in parameters. A remote attacker can launch a brute-force authentication attack and gain access to the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.