CVE-2020-10976 Information disclosure in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10976 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-10976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 8 Apr 2020. 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-2020-10976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- gitlab (Bitnami): affected from 8.17.0; fixed in 12.9.1
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-2020-10976/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10976/index.md)
Attackers can leak sensitive information by querying the merge request widget in GitLab.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-10976?
CVE-2020-10976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 8 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab EE/CE 8.17 to 12.9 is vulnerable to information leakage when querying a merge request widget.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10976?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 8.17.0 | 12.9.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10976?
Upgrade gitlab to 12.9.1 or later.
Is CVE-2020-10976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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 BIT-gitlab-2020-10976, GHSA-frm8-m8r5-fc6j.