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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-7966
CVE-2020-7966:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) versions 11.11 and later through 12.7.2 were affected by a path traversal vulnerability in the dependency proxy component. The vulnerability was discovered by @nyangawa of Chaitin Tech and was assigned CVE-2020-7966. The issue was disclosed on January 30, 2020, and was patched in GitLab versions 12.7.4, 12.6.6, and 12.5.9 (GitLab Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability was identified as a path traversal issue in the dependency proxy component that, when combined with an arbitrary file read vulnerability, could potentially result in unauthorized access to files and user data (GitLab Release).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to files and user data through the dependency proxy component (GitLab Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
GitLab strongly recommended that all installations running affected versions be upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible. The vulnerability was patched in GitLab versions 12.7.4, 12.6.6, and 12.5.9 (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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