CVE-2014-8540 (GCVE-0-2014-8540)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:18
VLAI
Summary
The groups API in GitLab 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.3 allows remote authenticated guest users to modify ownership of arbitrary groups by leveraging improper permission checks.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70841 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/a2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://about.gitlab.com/2014/10/30/gitlab-7-4-3-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2014-10-30 00:00
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Nomenclature
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