CVE-2019-15585 in the critical feed json
Improper authentication exists in < 12.3.2, < 12.2.6, and < 12.1.12 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) in the Gi…
published 2020-01-28 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6553
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper authentication exists in < 12.3.2, < 12.2.6, and < 12.1.12 for GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) in the GitLab SAML integration had a validation issue that permitted an attacker to takeover another user's account.
Patch / fix
- gitlab gitlab 12.1.12, 12.2.6, 12.3.2
Exploit prediction
1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- GitLab Gitlab CE/EE
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
- Technology feeds
References
-
about.gitlab.com
/blog/2019/09/30/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-3-dot-2-released/
vendor-advisory
-
hackerone.com
/reports/471323
permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15585
- NVD CVE-2019-15585
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