Privilege escalation in GitLab
CVE-2019-6997
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.7) 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. System notes contain an access control issue that permits a guest user to view merge request titles.
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 (55.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.4% 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/53858 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6997?
- CVE-2019-6997 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-2019-6997?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.