CVE-2020-8920
Overoptimization leads to private information leak in Gerrit
Description
An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.14.22, 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3.1.10, 3.2.5 where an overoptimization with the FilteredRepository wrapper skips the verification of access on All-Users repositories, allowing an attacker to get read access to all users' personal information associated with their accounts.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAttack VectorAdjacent
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
google
commercial·USaka google llc, google inc
Gerrit
oss-project
Maven
package-ecosystem
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit/+/45071d6977932bca5a1427c8abad24710fed2e33
gerrit.googlesource.com
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.14.html#21422
gerritcodereview.com
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/2.15.html#21521
gerritcodereview.com
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