Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU23354

#VU23354 Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2019-18457

Published: December 3, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23354

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18457

CWE-ID: CWE-285

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 an attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks in the Sentry tokens handling. A demoted user can gain access to the affected system.

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