What is CVE-2019-5487?

CVE-2019-5487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-5487?

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

Is CVE-2019-5487 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2019-5487

An improper access control vulnerability exists in Gitlab EE <v12.3.3, <v12.2.7, & <v12.1.13 that allowed the group search feature with Elasticsearch to return private code, merge requests and commits.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.5th 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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab
N/a Gitlab Ee — versions 12.3.3, 12.2.7, 12.1.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5487?: CVE-2019-5487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-5487?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5487 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.