Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2019-13001

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.9 and later through 12.0.2. GitLab Snippets were vulnerable to an authorization issue that allowed unauthorized users to add comments to a private snippet. It allows authentication bypass.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (48.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13001?
CVE-2019-13001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-13001?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.