CVE-2020-13318
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4....
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
- Record
CVE-2020-13318- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5578
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5578- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wjf-7pjq-2695 No score
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4....
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
- Record
GHSA-8wjf-7pjq-2695- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
- Record
CVE-2020-13318- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
- Record
CVE-2020-13318- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13318
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13318- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2020-13318 No score
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 13.0.12, 13.1.10, 13.2.8 and 13.3.4. GitLabs EKS integration was vulnerable to a cross-account assume role attack.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2020-13318- 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-2020-13318 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Gitlab, published September 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 13.0.12.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/228915
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13318
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8wjf-7pjq-2695
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13318
about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/09/02/security-release-gitlab-13-3-3-released
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13318