9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-15741
"GitLab Omnibus Log Rotation Privilege Escalation"
Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 16, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-15741 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab omnibus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-15741.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ Broken Link Release Notes
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ Broken Link Release Notes
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-15741 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7
    Added Reference https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ Broken Link, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 Broken Link https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ No Types Assigned https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380 Broken Link
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:omnibus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4.0 up to (excluding) 12.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:omnibus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.1.8 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:omnibus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.2.0 up to (excluding) 12.2.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.92 }} 0.50%

score

0.82675

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability