VDB-146422 · CVE-2019-18457 · GCVE-0-2019-18457

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 12.4 Security Token permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 12.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Security Token Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to permissions. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-18457. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 12.4 (Bug Tracking Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Security Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permissions vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-281. The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.8 through 12.4 when handling Security tokens.. It has Insecure Permissions.

The weakness was disclosed 11/26/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-18457. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

GitLab

Name

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permissions
CWE: CWE-281 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/25/2019 🔍
11/26/2019 +32 days 🔍
11/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/28/2024 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: about.gitlab.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-18457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-18457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146422
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 11/27/2019 08:48
Updated: 02/28/2024 14:10
Changes: 11/27/2019 08:48 (36), 11/27/2019 08:53 (17), 02/28/2024 14:10 (4)
Complete: 🔍
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