CVE-2019-12428 is an improper authorization vulnerability affecting GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions from 6.8 through 11.11, allowing attackers to bypass mandatory external authentication restrictions with a crafted request. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSS, has a low attack complexity and does not require user interaction, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known public exploit code or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.8.0, <= 11.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.8.0, <= 11.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.