Privilege escalation in GitLab
CVE-2019-6794
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 5 of 6). A project guest user can view the last commit status of the default branch.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/54353 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6794?
- CVE-2019-6794 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-2019-6794?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.