CVE-2019-16170

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 11.x and 12.x before 12.0.9, 12.1.x before 12.1.9, and 12.2.x before 12.2.5. It has Incorrect Access Control.

Affected products

GitLab: from 11.6.0 before 12.0.9; from 12.1.0 before 12.1.9; from 12.2.0 before 12.2.5 — fixed in 12.0.9, 12.1.9, 12.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 12.0.9, 12.1.9, 12.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://about.gitlab.com/2019/09/10/critical-security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-5-released/
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/09/10/critical-security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-5-released/

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