CVE-2019-5474

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

An authorization issue was discovered in GitLab EE < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 allowing the merge request approval rules to be overridden without appropriate permissions.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 37.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 28, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

support@hackeronehttps://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-released/
support@hackeronehttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11423
support@hackeronehttps://hackerone.com/reports/544756
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-released/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11423
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/544756

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-5474?

CVE-2019-5474 is a medium vulnerability published on January 28, 2020. An authorization issue was discovered in GitLab EE < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 allowing the merge request approval rules to be overridden without appropriate permissions.

When was CVE-2019-5474 disclosed?

CVE-2019-5474 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 28, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-5474 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-5474 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-5474?

CVE-2019-5474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-5474?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-5474, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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