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CVE-2020-7977 json

GitLab EE 8.8 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permissions.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2020-7977 , EUVD-2020-28894

cvss
5.3
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 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GitLab EE 8.8 and later through 12.7.2 has Insecure Permissions.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami gitlab 12.5.9, 12.6.6
  • gitlab gitlab 12.5.9, 12.6.6

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Exploit prediction

0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami gitlab
>=8.8.0, <12.5.9
>=12.6.0, <12.6.6
>=12.7.0, <=12.7.2
12.5.9
12.6.6

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
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References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.