What is CVE-2019-5468?

CVE-2019-5468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Giltlab GitLab, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-5468?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Giltlab GitLab

CVE-2019-5468

An privilege escalation issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 when Mattermost slash commands are used with a blocked account.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.021 (80.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Giltlab Gitlab — versions before 12.1.2, before 12.0.4, before 11.11.6
Gitlab

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support@hackerone.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support@hackerone.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5468?: CVE-2019-5468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Giltlab GitLab, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-5468?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.