CVE-2021-39903 (GCVE-0-2021-39903)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-04 22:42 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 13.0, a privileged user, through an API call, can change the visibility level of a group or a project to a restricted option even after the instance administrator sets that visibility option as restricted in settings.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Improper authorization in GitLab
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/300017 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1086781 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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