CVE-2019-5468

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Published Jan 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An privilege escalation issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 when Mattermost slash commands are used with a blocked account.

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

GiltLab

GitLab

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:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-15050	An privilege escalation issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 when Mattermost slash commands are used with a blocked account.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.142% 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-ce/issues/57556
https://hackerone.com/reports/493562

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

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

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 2:44 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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