CVE-2018-17455 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can access sensitive group and LDAP configuration details via insecure direct object references in merge request approvals.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-17455?
CVE-2018-17455 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 15 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition before 11.1.7, 11.2.x before 11.2.4, and 11.3.x before 11.3.1. Attackers could obtain sensitive information about group names, avatars, LDAP settings, and descriptions via an insecure direct object reference to the "merge request approvals" feature.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17455?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17455?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-17455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f4ff-rc49-g8hc, MINI-7776-p43v-wgjf, MINI-pchm-8xff-4j4c.