Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-26412

 

Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-26412

Published: December 10, 2020 / Updated: December 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48975
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26412
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. Removed group members were able to use the To-Do functionality to retrieve updated information on confidential epics


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2020-26412

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.4.7, 13.5.5, 13.6.2

External References

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