Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2016-9469
Multiple versions of GitLab expose a dangerous method to any authenticated user that could lead to the deletion of all Issue and MergeRequest objects on a GitLab instance. For GitLab instances with publicly available projects this vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated user. A fix was included in versions 8.14.3, 8.13.8, and 8.12.11, which were released on December 5th 2016 at 3:59 PST. The GitLab versions vulnerable to this are 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1, 8.14.2, and 8.14.2-ee.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 8.13.0, 8.13.1, 8.13.2
- GitLab Community Edition & Enterprise 8.13.0, 8.13.0-Ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-Ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-Ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-Ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-Ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-Ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-Ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-Ee, 8.14.1 — versions GitLab Community Edition & GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee, 8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0, 8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/f325e4e734e5e486f3b02db176eb629124052b43 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/55196497301eea429913f9c4b1b37c42c2e358ce (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- about.gitlab.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-9469/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/186194 (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/25064 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/29ceb98b5162677601702704e89d845580372078 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9469?
- CVE-2016-9469 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2017-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9469?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.