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CVE-2019-5472: An authorization issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 that prevented owners and maintainer to delete epic comments.
CVE-2019-5472 · published 6 years ago
Summary
An authorization issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 that prevented owners and maintainer to delete epic comments.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | gitlab |
>= 11.11.0, < 11.11.6 >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.4 >= 12.1.0, < 12.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
An authorization issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 that prevented owners and maintainer to delete epic comments.
An authorization issue was discovered in Gitlab versions < 12.1.2, < 12.0.4, and < 11.11.6 that prevented owners and maintainer to delete epic comments.
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-do... Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11381 Exploit Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/538101 Permissions Required
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
- Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Type
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
Timeline
Published28 Jan 2020
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2019-5472 · NVD
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