What is CVE-2018-18649?

CVE-2018-18649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-18649?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-18649 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2018-18649

An issue was discovered in the wiki API in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.2.7, 11.3.x before 11.3.8, and 11.4.x before 11.4.3. It allows for remote code execution.

EPSS: 0.067 (93.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gitlab
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18649?: CVE-2018-18649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GitLab. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-18649?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18649 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.