# CVE-2017-0882: Multiple versions of GitLab expose sensitive user credentials when assigning a user to an issue or merge request.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a GitLab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.7.0 through 8.15.7, 8.16.0 through 8.16.7, 8.17.0 through 8.17.3: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple versions of GitLab expose sensitive user credentials when assigning a user to an issue or merge request. A fix was included in versions 8.15.8, 8.16.7, and 8.17.4, which were released on March 20th 2017 at 23:59 UTC.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GitLab, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [GitLab](https://cve.now/tech/gitlab.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/cdf396f456472ef8decd9598daa8dc0097cd30c5
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/a70346fc6530aa28a98e4aa4cf0f40e2c3bcef6b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97157
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/commit/43f5a2739dbf8f5c4c16a79f98e2630888f6b5d1
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/29661
- https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/20/gitlab-8-dot-17-dot-4-security-release/

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