# CVE-2018-19582: GitLab EE, versions 11.4 before 11.4.8 and 11.5 before 11.5.1, is affected by an insecure direct object reference vulnerability that permits

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GitLab EE, versions 11.4 before 11.4.8 and 11.5 before 11.5.1, is affected by an insecure direct object reference vulnerability that permits an unauthorized user to publish the draft merge request comments of another user.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/8180
- https://about.gitlab.com/2018/11/28/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-5-dot-1-released/

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