CVE-2019-6996
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CVE-2019-6996 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.6) and 11.x before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It has Incorrect Access Control. EPSS estimates a 0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.6) and 11.x before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It has Incorrect Access Control. The merge request approvers section has an access control issue that permits project maintainers to view membership of private groups.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 10.6.0, <= 10.8.7 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.8 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 11.6.0, < 11.6.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 11.7.0, < 11.7.1 |
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/8187Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://about.gitlab.com/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/8187Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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