CVE-2017-11437 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can read other users' repositories via the mirroring feature due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11437?
CVE-2017-11437 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 2 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) before 8.17.7, 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8, and 9.3.8 allows an authenticated user with the ability to create a project to use the mirroring feature to potentially read repositories belonging to other users.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11437?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11437?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-11437 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11437 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g4p-8m3f-hfqx.