What is CVE-2018-20494?

CVE-2018-20494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-20494?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-20494 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2018-20494

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.016 (74.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20494?: CVE-2018-20494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-20494?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-20494 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.