CVE-2020-26417
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2020-26417) was discovered in GitLab CE/EE versions 13.1 and later, affecting versions >=13.6 to <13.6.2, >=13.5 to <13.5.5, and >=13.1 to <13.4.7. The vulnerability exposes private group and project membership through GraphQL, potentially compromising user privacy (NVD, CVE Mitre).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges or user interaction, and primarily impacts confidentiality. The weakness is categorized as CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to private group and project membership information through GraphQL queries. This information disclosure could potentially expose sensitive organizational structures and user associations that were intended to remain private (Ubuntu Security).

Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without requiring any authentication or special privileges. The attack complexity is considered low, making it relatively straightforward to exploit (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to upgrade to GitLab versions 13.6.2, 13.5.5, or 13.4.7 or later, depending on their current version track. These releases contain the necessary fixes to address the information disclosure vulnerability (Debian Security).

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