CVE-2018-17449 is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability affecting GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions prior to versions 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 11.3.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to access sensitive information such as issue details, comments, and project titles through the events API. Rated High with a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
< 11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
11.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:11.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.