Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - #VU56267
Published: September 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56267
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within project token, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 14.0.9, 14.1.4, 14.2.2
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 14.0.9, 14.1.4, 14.2.2
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 14.0.9, 14.1.4, 14.2.2