CVE-2018-19572 Race condition in n/a
A race condition in GitLab Pages allows attackers to bypass chroot restrictions and read unauthorized files.
- 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-2018-19572?
CVE-2018-19572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 10 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab CE 8.17 and later and EE 8.3 and later have a symlink time-of-check-to-time-of-use race condition that would allow unauthorized access to files in the GitLab Pages chroot environment. This is fixed in versions 11.5.1, 11.4.8, and 11.3.11.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-19572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3cw-xpxv-w9fr.