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CVE-2020-8919

Information leakage in Gerrit

3.5 Low

CVE-2020-8919 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Gerrit, published December 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
3.5 LowCVSS 3.1, CVE List
Exploit chance
0.32%EPSS, 25th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3.1.10, 3.2.5 where a missing access check on the branch REST API allows an attacker with only the default set of priviledges to read all other user's personal account data as well as sub-trees with restricted access.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used3.5

Information leakage in Gerrit

An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3.1.10, 3.2.5 where a missing access check on the branch REST API allows an attacker with only the default set of priviledges to read all other user's personal account data as well as sub-trees with restricted access.

Record
CVE-2020-8919
CVSS 3.1
3.5 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-285
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-297533.5

An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3.1.10, 3.2.5 where a missing access check on the branch REST API allows an attacker with only the default set of priviledges to read all other user's personal account data as well as sub-trees with restricted access.

Record
EUVD-2020-29753
CVSS 3.1
3.5 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xh5j-7f7g-7g5cNo score

An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3...

An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3.1.10, 3.2.5 where a missing access check on the branch REST API allows an attacker with only the default set of priviledges to read all other user's personal account data as well as sub-trees with restricted access.

Record
GHSA-xh5j-7f7g-7g5c
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD3.5

An information leak vulnerability exists in Gerrit versions prior to 2.15.21, 2.16.25, 3.0.15, 3.1.10, 3.2.5 where a missing access check on the branch REST API allows an attacker with only the default set of priviledges to read all other user's personal account data as well as sub-trees with restricted access.

Record
CVE-2020-8919
CVSS 3.1
3.5 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.7 LowAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-285, CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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References

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