What is CVE-2020-13290?

CVE-2020-13290 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-13290?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2020-13290

In GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, and 13.2.3, improper access control was used on the Applications page

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions >=8.4, <13.0.12, >=13.1, <13.1.6, >=13.2, <13.2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/32291 (Broken Link)
hackerone.com/reports/691477 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13290.json (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13290?: CVE-2020-13290 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-13290?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.