Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2014-8540
The groups API in GitLab 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.3 allows remote authenticated guest users to modify ownership of arbitrary groups by leveraging improper permission checks.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98449 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70841 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/a2dfff418bf2532ebb5aee88414107929b17eefd (Patch)
- about.gitlab.com/2014/10/30/gitlab-7-4-3-released/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8540?
- CVE-2014-8540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8540?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.