What is CVE-2019-5461?

CVE-2019-5461 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-5461?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Gitlab

CVE-2019-5461

An input validation problem was discovered in the GitHub service integration which could result in an attacker being able to make arbitrary POST requests in a GitLab instance's internal network. This vulnerability was addressed in 12.1.2, 12.0.4, and 11.11.6.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab
N/a Gitlab Community Edition — versions Fix Versions: 12.1.2, 12.0.4, and 11.11.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5461?: CVE-2019-5461 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-5461?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.