Access Control Vulnerability in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions
CVE-2019-15590

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab Ee
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 January 2020

Summary

An access control flaw has been identified in specific versions of GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions, where private merge requests and issues may inadvertently be exposed through the Group Search functionality enabled by Elasticsearch integration. This vulnerability poses a risk to user privacy and data confidentiality, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information if not addressed promptly. Users of affected versions should consider upgrading to the latest versions to mitigate the risks associated with this security issue.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab EE before 12.3.5

GitLab EE before 12.2.8

GitLab EE before 12.1.14

References

https://hackerone.com/reports/701144
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https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/10/07/security-rel...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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