#VU25033 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-8114
Published: February 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25033
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8114
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc
GitLab, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the permissions are not being validated in the ProjectExportWorker for the user scheduling exports. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.