CVE-2020-13359
The Terraform API in GitLab CE/EE 12.10+ exposed the object storage signed URL on the delete operation allowing a malicious project maintainer to overwrite the Terraform state, bypassing audit and other business controls.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Terraform API in GitLab CE/EE 12.10+ exposed the object storage signed URL on the delete operation allowing a malicious project maintainer to overwrite the Terraform state, bypassing audit and other business controls. Affected versions are >=12.10, <13.3.9,>=13.4, <13.4.5,>=13.5, <13.5.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.77% probability · 55th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gitlab/gitlab
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13359.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/250266Broken Link
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13359.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/250266Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.