CVE-2019-18456 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can access unauthorized search results in GitLab due to insecure permissions in the Elasticsearch integration.
- 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-2019-18456?
CVE-2019-18456 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 26 Nov 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 8.17 through 12.4 in the Search feature provided by Elasticsearch integration.. It has Insecure Permissions (issue 1 of 4).
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18456 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-2019-18456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18456 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-jrjm-wgrh-4c93.