CVE-2020-13289
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain...
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
- Record
CVE-2020-13289- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5549
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5549- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7qw-4c2f-p3rj No score
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain...
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
- Record
GHSA-q7qw-4c2f-p3rj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
- Record
CVE-2020-13289- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
- Record
CVE-2020-13289- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13289
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13289- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2020-13289 No score
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. In certain cases an invalid username could be accepted when 2FA is activated.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2020-13289- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13289 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Gitlab, published September 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 13.1.10.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/20302
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13289
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q7qw-4c2f-p3rj
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13289
about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/09/02/security-release-gitlab-13-3-3-released
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13289