CVE-2018-19496 Missing authorization in n/a
Insufficient access control allows low-privilege users to promote project milestones to group level, requiring GitLab upgrades.
- 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-2018-19496?
CVE-2018-19496 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 10 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 10.x and 11.x before 11.3.11, 11.4.x before 11.4.8, and 11.5.x before 11.5.1. There is an incorrect access control vulnerability that permits a user with insufficient privileges to promote a project milestone to a group milestone.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19496 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-2018-19496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3fw-23jp-3855.