CVE-2019-6996 json
An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.6) and 11.x before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x befor…
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-16547
- 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 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 10.x (starting in 10.6) 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. The merge request approvers section has an access control issue that permits project maintainers to view membership of private groups.
Patch / fix
- gitlab gitlab 11.5.8, 11.6.6, 11.7.1
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0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
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
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- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
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about.gitlab.com
/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/8187
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-6996
- NVD CVE-2019-6996
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