CVE-2020-13293 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2020-13293 is rated Moderate Risk (46.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.04%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.10%	1.04%	+0.95%
2	2023-03-07	0.89%	0.10%	-0.79%
3	2022-04-01	—	0.89%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.10%

1.04%

+0.95%

2023-03-07

0.89%

0.10%

-0.79%

2022-04-01

—

0.89%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.3	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	2.1	4.2	[email protected]
7.1	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	2.8	4.2	[email protected]
5.5	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	8.0	4.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.3

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

2.1

4.2

[email protected]

7.1

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

2.8

4.2

[email protected]

5.5

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

8.0

4.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-13293

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2020-13293 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gitlab), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13293
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2020-13293 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gitlab), 11 status rows across 11 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 9, ignored 1, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13293

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-13293

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
gitlab	gitlab	>= 1.0.0, < 13.0.12	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
gitlab	gitlab	>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.6	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
gitlab	gitlab	>= 13.2.0, < 13.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::

References for CVE-2020-13293

URL	Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13293.json	Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/202690	Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/790634	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-13293

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-13293

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-13293

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-13293

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-13293

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-13293

References for CVE-2020-13293