CVE-2020-13297

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Published Sep 14, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.8 Low EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. When 2 factor authentication was enabled for groups, a malicious user could bypass that restriction by sending a specific query to the API endpoint.

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

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=1.0, <13.1.10`	affected	—
`>=13.2, <13.2.8`	affected	—
`>=13.3, <13.3.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-5557	A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. When 2 factor authentication was enabled for groups, a malicious user could bypass that restriction by sending a specific query to the API endpoint.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.029% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13297.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/32215
https://hackerone.com/reports/691592

History

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Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: Sep 14, 2020, 9:22 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:11 PM
Reserved: May 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 14, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

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