# CVE-2019-5487: An improper access control vulnerability exists in Gitlab EE \<v12.3.3, \<v12.2.7, & \<v12.1.13 that allowed the group search feature with Elas

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a GitLab EE: version range not reported

## Description

An improper access control vulnerability exists in Gitlab EE <v12.3.3, <v12.2.7, & <v12.1.13 that allowed the group search feature with Elasticsearch to return private code, merge requests and commits.

## 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://hackerone.com/reports/692252

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