Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Overoptimization leads to private information leak in Gerrit
CVE-2020-8920
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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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
com.google.gerrit:gerrit-plugin-apiMaven | < 2.14.22 | 2.14.22 |
com.google.gerrit:gerrit-plugin-apiMaven | >= 2.15.0, < 2.15.21 | 2.15.21 |
com.google.gerrit:gerrit-plugin-apiMaven | >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.25 | 2.16.25 |
com.google.gerrit:gerrit-plugin-apiMaven | >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.15 | 3.0.15 |
com.google.gerrit:gerrit-plugin-apiMaven | >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.10 | 3.1.10 |
com.google.gerrit:gerrit-plugin-apiMaven | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.5 | 3.2.5 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- github.com/advisories/GHSA-g5q2-cxgq-h2rwghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8920ghsaADVISORY
- gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit/+/45071d6977932bca5a1427c8abad24710fed2e33ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- issues.gerritcodereview.com/issues/40012986ghsaWEB
- www.gerritcodereview.com/2.14.htmlghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- www.gerritcodereview.com/2.15.htmlghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- www.gerritcodereview.com/2.16.htmlghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- www.gerritcodereview.com/3.0.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.gerritcodereview.com/3.0.htmlghsaWEB
- www.gerritcodereview.com/3.1.htmlghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- www.gerritcodereview.com/3.2.htmlghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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