CVE-2019-14943 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14943 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-14943 is a critical vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 29 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14943 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Gitlab Gitlab. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14943/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14943/index.md)
GitLab contains hard-coded credentials, allowing attackers to potentially access accounts or sensitive data.
- 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-2019-14943?
CVE-2019-14943 is a critical vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 29 Aug 2019. 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 Community and Enterprise Edition 12.0 through 12.1.4. It uses Hard-coded Credentials.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14943?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14943?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-14943 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14943 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-cpvr-6632-w329.