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CVE-2017-11437

MEDIUM
6.5NVD

Summary

generated automatically from NVD data

GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) has a flaw in its project mirroring feature, classified as CWE-732 (incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource). An authenticated user who is able to create a project can abuse mirroring to potentially read repositories that belong to other users. The NVD description lists releases before 8.17.7, 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8 and 9.3.8 as affected, and the issue is rated 6.5 (MEDIUM) under CVSS v3.0, with high confidentiality impact.

NVD description

GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) before 8.17.7, 9.0.11, 9.1.8, 9.2.8, and 9.3.8 allows an authenticated user with the ability to create a project to use the mirroring feature to potentially read repositories belonging to other users.

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EPSS · FIRST.org

0.79%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Higher than 56% of scored CVEs

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-30, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.

CVSS v3.0 Score

6.5
/ 10.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Information

Published
2 août 2017
Updated
17 juin 2026
Status
Modified
Source
cve@mitre.org

Affected products

gitlab gitlab
Versions 8.5.0 · 8.5.1 · 8.5.2 · 8.5.3 · 8.5.4

Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

Similar CVEs

Other vulnerabilities of type CWE-732

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