What is CVE-2018-19578?

CVE-2018-19578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-19578?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2018-19578

GitLab EE, version 11.5 before 11.5.1, is vulnerable to an insecure object reference issue that permits a user with Reporter privileges to view the Jaeger Tracing Operations page.

Published 2019-07-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/54228 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
about.gitlab.com/2018/11/28/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-5-dot-1-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19578?: CVE-2018-19578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-19578?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.