Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-13305

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-13305

Published: September 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46323
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13305
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to GitLab was not invalidating project invitation link upon removing a user from a project. A remote authenticated attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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