CVE-2018-8971

Description

The Auth0 integration in GitLab before 10.3.9, 10.4.x before 10.4.6, and 10.5.x before 10.5.6 has an incorrect omniauth-auth0 configuration, leading to signing in unintended users.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://about.gitlab.com/2018/03/20/critical-security-release-gitlab-10-dot-5-dot-6-released/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4206 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8971?
CVE-2018-8971 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8971?
To fix CVE-2018-8971, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-8971 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-8971 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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