CVE-2016-9086 describes a critical security flaw in the "import/export project" feature of GitLab versions 8.9.x and above. This vulnerability allowed authenticated users to retrieve the contents of any file accessible to the GitLab service account, including sensitive tokens, due to improper handling of symbolic links in user-provided archives. The CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) indicates a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high confidentiality impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code, the vulnerability garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:8.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.