CVE-2013-4580 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and impersonate users in GitLab when using a MySQL backend, leading to unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4580?
CVE-2013-4580 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 12 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab before 5.4.2, Community Edition before 6.2.4, and Enterprise Edition before 6.2.1, when using a MySQL backend, allows remote attackers to impersonate arbitrary users and bypass authentication via unspecified API calls.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2013-4580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9q79-pqhq-v25q.