#VU56267 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition
Published: September 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56267
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc
GitLab, Inc
Description
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.