What is CVE-2019-6995?

CVE-2019-6995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-6995?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2019-6995

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It has Incorrect Access Control. Users are able to comment on locked project issues.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

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-2019-6995?: CVE-2019-6995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-6995?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.