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, which was classified as critical, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.4.12/11.5.5/11.6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Access Control. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-20501. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 (Bug Tracking Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on 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 disclosed 12/30/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-20501 since 12/26/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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). The entries VDB-135176, VDB-147767, VDB-147886 and VDB-147887 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 120973
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- Multiple vulnerabilities (b2f4ab91-0e6b-11e9-8700-001b217b3468)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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: 53543
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147897
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2019 10:24
Updated: 03/18/2024 13:35
Changes: 12/31/2019 10:24 (43), 12/31/2019 10:29 (24), 03/18/2024 13:35 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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