Path Traversal in Gitlab

CVE-2020-10977

GitLab EE/CE 8.5 to 12.9 is vulnerable to a an path traversal when moving an issue between projects.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.427 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10977?: CVE-2020-10977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-10977?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10977 known to be exploited?: 43 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.