Privilege escalation in GitLab
CVE-2019-5472
An authorization issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 that prevented owners and maintainer to delete epic comments.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions before 12.1.2, before 12.0.4, before 11.11.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-rel… (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/538101 (Permissions Required)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11381 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5472?
- CVE-2019-5472 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5472?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5472 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.