# CVE-2020-10977: GitLab EE/CE 8.5 to 12.9 is vulnerable to a an path traversal when moving an issue between projects.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 8 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2020-04-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GitLab EE/CE 8.5 to 12.9 is vulnerable to a an path traversal when moving an issue between projects.

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## References

- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/categories/releases/
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/03/26/security-release-12-dot-9-dot-1-released/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160441/GitLab-File-Read-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/gitlab_file_read_rce.rb
- https://github.com/JustMichi/CVE-2020-10977.py
- https://github.com/KooroshRZ/CVE-2020-10977
- https://github.com/erk3/gitlab-12.9.0-file-read
- https://github.com/liath/CVE-2020-10977
- https://github.com/lisp3r/cve-2020-10977-read-and-execute
- https://github.com/possib1e/cve-2020-10977
- https://github.com/thewhiteh4t/cve-2020-10977
- https://github.com/vandycknick/gitlab-cve-2020-10977

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