CVE-2014-8540 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The groups API in GitLab 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.3 allows remote authenticated guest users to modify ownership of arbitrary groups by leveraging improper permission checks.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0032.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gitlab	Gitlab

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-8377	The groups API in GitLab 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.3 allows remote authenticated guest users to modify ownership of arbitrary groups by leveraging improper permission checks.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70841
https://about.gitlab.com/2014/10/30/gitlab-7-4-3-released/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98449
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/a2dfff418bf2532ebb5aee88414107929b17eefd

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-05T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:18:48.503Z

Reserved: 2014-10-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8540

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-05T16:29:00.323

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:19:17.637

Link: CVE-2014-8540

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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