CVE-2019-6997 json
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.7) and 11.x before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, an…
published 2019-09-09 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-16548
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.7) and 11.x before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It has Incorrect Access Control. System notes contain an access control issue that permits a guest user to view merge request titles.
Patch / fix
- gitlab gitlab 11.5.8, 11.6.6, 11.7.1
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/53858 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/53858
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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about.gitlab.com
/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-6997
- NVD CVE-2019-6997
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