Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU51273

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - #VU51273

Published: March 9, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU51273

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-312

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to marshalled session keys are stored in Redis. A local user can read the Redis database and obtain session keys.

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

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Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.7.8, 13.8.5, 13.9.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.7.8, 13.8.5, 13.9.2