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title: "CVE-2016-9469\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-9469

Publication date 28 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.2 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9469?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Multiple versions of GitLab expose a dangerous method to any authenticated
user that could lead to the deletion of all Issue and MergeRequest objects
on a GitLab instance. For GitLab instances with publicly available projects
this vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated user. A fix was
included in versions 8.14.3, 8.13.8, and 8.12.11, which were released on
December 5th 2016 at 3:59 PST. The GitLab versions vulnerable to this are
8.13.0, 8.13.0-ee, 8.13.1, 8.13.1-ee, 8.13.2, 8.13.2-ee, 8.13.3, 8.13.3-ee,
8.13.4, 8.13.4-ee, 8.13.5, 8.13.5-ee, 8.13.6, 8.13.6-ee, 8.13.7, 8.14.0,
8.14.0-ee, 8.14.1, 8.14.2, and 8.14.2-ee.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9469?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [ratliff](https://launchpad.net/~ratliff)

GitLab says that affected versions include 8.14.0 through 8.14.2
and 8.13.0 through 8.13.7

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.2 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.2 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9469)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9469)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9469)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9469)

### Other references

* <https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/05/cve-2016-9469/>
* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/25064>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9469>