Privilege escalation in GitLab
CVE-2019-7155
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 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. A user retains their role within a project in a private group after being removed from the group, if their privileges within the project are different from the group.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/ (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/42726 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7155?
- CVE-2019-7155 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7155?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.