Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password Affecting gitlab package, versions *
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- published11 Jul 2018
- disclosed3 Jul 2018
Introduced: 3 Jul 2018
CVE-2017-0921 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 gitlab.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gitlab package and not the gitlab package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions before 10.1.6, 10.2.6, and 10.3.4 are vulnerable to an unverified password change issue in the PasswordsController component resulting in potential account takeover if a victim's session is compromised.