What is CVE-2019-15723?

CVE-2019-15723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-15723?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-15723 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-2019-15723

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.9.x and 11.10.x before 11.10.1. Merge requests created by email could be used to bypass push rules in certain situations.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.013 (66.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15723?: CVE-2019-15723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-15723?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15723 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.