Privilege escalation in GitLab
CVE-2019-6789
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It allows Information Disclosure (issue 4 of 6). In some cases, users without project permissions will receive emails after a project move. For private projects, this will disclose the new project namespace to an unauthorized user.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.008 (53.1th 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:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gitlab
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6789?
- CVE-2019-6789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6789?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.