CVE-2014-8540 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting GitLab versions 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.3. It allows authenticated guest users to modify ownership of arbitrary groups due to improper permission checks within the groups API. The attack vector is network-based with low complexity, and while it doesn't impact confidentiality or availability, it has a high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0.0, <= 6.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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