CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4340

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The impersonate feature in Gitlab versions 8.7.0, 8.6.0 through 8.6.7, 8.5.0 through 8.5.11, 8.4.0 through 8.4.9, 8.3.0 through 8.3.8, and 8.2.0 through 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to 'log in' as any other user via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

The risk associated with this vulnerability is the potential for unauthorized access to other users' accounts, which could lead to data breaches or misuse.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Gitlab to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential abuse.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The impersonate feature in Gitlab 8.7.0, 8.6.0 through 8.6.7, 8.5.0 through 8.5.11, 8.4.0 through 8.4.9, 8.3.0 through 8.3.8, and 8.2.0 through 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to "log in" as any other user via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS