GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 10.x/11.5.7/11.6.5/11.7.0 Access Control Merge Request information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 10.x/11.5.7/11.6.5/11.7.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Access Control. This manipulation as part of Merge Request causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-6997. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 10.x/11.5.7/11.6.5/11.7.0 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Access Control. The manipulation as part of a Merge Request leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.7) 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. System notes contain an access control issue that permits a guest user to view merge request titles.

The weakness was shared 09/09/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6997 since 01/28/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121522 (FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (467b7cbe-257d-11e9-8573-001b217b3468)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 11.5.8, 11.6.6 or 11.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (121522). The entries VDB-133364, VDB-133425, VDB-135247 and VDB-135248 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 121522
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (467b7cbe-257d-11e9-8573-001b217b3468)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.5.8/11.6.6/11.7.1

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01/28/2019 🔍
01/31/2019 +3 days 🔍
02/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/09/2019 +220 days 🔍
09/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/18/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 53858
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-6997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141499
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2019 10:24
Updated: 12/18/2023 15:12
Changes: 09/10/2019 10:24 (68), 08/17/2020 18:15 (1), 12/18/2023 15:12 (4)
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