CVE-2019-11548 Missing authorization in n/a
Unprivileged users can post comments on confidential issues due to incorrect access control in the note endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11548?
CVE-2019-11548 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 9 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.8.9. It has Incorrect Access Control. Unprivileged members of a project are able to post comments on confidential issues through an authorization issue in the note endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11548?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11548?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11548 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-2019-11548 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11548 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-j8qf-xxg6-jf5p, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11548.