CVE-2014-8540

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The groups API in GitLab 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.3 allows remote authenticated guest users to modify ownership of arbitrary groups by leveraging improper permission checks.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 5, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-8540: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix