CVE-2020-8919 (GCVE-0-2020-8919)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-10 10:15 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Information leakage in Gerrit
Summary
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Severity
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Assigner
References
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