#VU25040 Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-7968

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#VU25040 Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-7968

Published: February 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25040
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7968
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the authorization checks were not being applied in some cases for public repositories with merge request visibility set to members only. A remote attacker can disclose the Forked Private Project Source Code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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