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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-13270

Missing permission check on fork relation creation in GitLab CE/EE 11.3 and later through 13.0.1 allows guest users to create a fork relation on restricted public projects via API

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CVE-2020-13270
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1 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-13270

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Jun 2020, 15:15 UTC

Missing permission check on fork relation creation in GitLab CE/EE 11.3 and later through 13.0.1 allows guest users to create a fork relation on restricted public projects via API

osv:CVE-2020-13270
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13270",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-13270",
    "summary": "Missing permission check on fork relation creation in GitLab CE/EE 11.3 and later through 13.0.1 allows guest users to create a fork relation on restricted public projects via API",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-13270",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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        "BIT-gitlab-2020-13270",
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      ],
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            "v12.10.1-ee",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:30:19.028886963Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13270.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24648",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/419977"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429675,
  "published_at": "2020-06-10T15:15:13.37+00:00"
}