CVE-2019-5474

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Published Jan 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An authorization issue was discovered in GitLab EE < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 allowing the merge request approval rules to be overridden without appropriate permissions.

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

GitLab

GitLab EE

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 12.1.2`	affected	—
`before 12.0.4`	affected	—
`before 11.11.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-15056	An authorization issue was discovered in GitLab EE < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 allowing the merge request approval rules to be overridden without appropriate permissions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.081% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-released/
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11423
https://hackerone.com/reports/544756

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

CWE-284
Improper Access Control
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 2:29 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:54 PM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:37 AM

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