CVE-2019-15590 Information disclosure in GitLab EE
Attackers can view private merge requests and issues via Elasticsearch search, exposing sensitive data in GitLab.
- 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-2019-15590?
CVE-2019-15590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 28 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An access control issue exists in < 12.3.5, < 12.2.8, and < 12.1.14 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) where private merge requests and issues would be disclosed with the Group Search feature provided by Elasticsearch integration
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-15590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-83w3-58xf-86mr.