GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.4.12/11.5.5/11.6.0 Access Control authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.4.12/11.5.5/11.6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Access Control. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-20498. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.4.12/11.5.5/11.6.0 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.4.13, 11.5.x before 11.5.6, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1. It has Incorrect Access Control.

The weakness was published 12/30/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-20498 since 12/26/2018. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 120973 (FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (b2f4ab91-0e6b-11e9-8700-001b217b3468)), 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 11.4.13, 11.5.6 or 11.6.1 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 (120973). Similar entries are available at VDB-135176, VDB-147767, VDB-147886 and VDB-147887. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• GitLab

Name

• Community Edition
• Enterprise Edition

Version

• 11.0
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 11.3
• 11.4
• 11.4.0
• 11.4.1
• 11.4.2
• 11.4.3
• 11.4.4
• 11.4.5
• 11.4.6
• 11.4.7
• 11.4.8
• 11.4.9
• 11.4.10
• 11.4.11
• 11.4.12
• 11.5
• 11.5.0
• 11.5.1
• 11.5.2
• 11.5.3
• 11.5.4
• 11.5.5
• 11.6.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 120973
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (b2f4ab91-0e6b-11e9-8700-001b217b3468)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.4.13/11.5.6/11.6.1

Timelineinfo

12/26/2018 🔍
01/02/2019 +7 days 🔍
01/07/2019 +5 days 🔍
12/30/2019 +357 days 🔍
12/31/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2024 +1539 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 50995
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147895
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2019 10:23
Updated: 03/18/2024 13:22
Changes: 12/31/2019 10:23 (43), 12/31/2019 10:28 (24), 03/18/2024 13:22 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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