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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-10975
CVE-2020-10975:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) and Community Edition (CE) versions 10.8 to 12.9 contained a vulnerability where the vulnerability feedback page was leaking metadata and comments on vulnerabilities to unauthorized users. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by @rpadovani and was assigned CVE-2020-10975. The issue was disclosed on March 26, 2020 (GitLab Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assessed with varying severity scores across different versions of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS): V3.1 rates it as HIGH with a score of 7.5, while V2.0 considers it MEDIUM with a score of 5.0 (NVD Results).
Impact
The vulnerability allowed unauthorized users to access sensitive information through the vulnerability feedback page, specifically exposing metadata and comments related to security vulnerabilities (GitLab Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
GitLab addressed this vulnerability by releasing security updates in versions 12.9.1, 12.8.8, and 12.7.8. The vendor strongly recommended that all installations running affected versions be upgraded to the latest version immediately (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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