CVE-2018-20500 json
An insecure permissions issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 9.4 and later but before 11.4.13, 11.5.x before 11.…
published 2019-05-17 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-13054
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An insecure permissions issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 9.4 and later but before 11.4.13, 11.5.x before 11.5.6, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1. The runner registration token in the CI/CD settings could not be reset. This was a security risk if one of the maintainers leaves the group and they know the token.
Patch / fix
- gitlab gitlab 11.4.13, 11.5.6, 11.6.1
Exploit prediction
1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
- Technology feeds
References
-
about.gitlab.com
/blog/categories/releases/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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about.gitlab.com
/2018/12/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-6-dot-1-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-20500
- NVD CVE-2018-20500
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