XSS in GitLab
CVE-2019-12442
An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 11.7 through 11.11. The epic details page contained a lack of input validation and output encoding issue which resulted in a persistent XSS vulnerability on child epics.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/06/03/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-11-dot-1-re… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12442?
- CVE-2019-12442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12442?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.