CVE-2017-11438 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate privileges to access or modify projects within subgroups they should not have access to.
- 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-2017-11438?
CVE-2017-11438 is a medium-severity 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 Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) before 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8 allow an authenticated user with the ability to create a group to add themselves to any project that is inside a subgroup.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qm7-f87m-vr5v.