XSS in GitLab
CVE-2019-6796
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It allows XSS (issue 2 of 2). The user status field contains a lack of input validation and output encoding that results in a persistent XSS.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- about.gitlab.com/2019/02/05/critical-security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-4-rel… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/57112 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/55320
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6796?
- CVE-2019-6796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6796?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.