What is CVE-2020-13286?

CVE-2020-13286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2020-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-13286?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

SSRF in GitLab

CVE-2020-13286

For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 user controlled git configuration settings can be modified to result in Server Side Request Forgery.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

Published 2020-08-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% 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

GitLab — versions >=12.7.0, <13.0.12, >=13.1, <13.1.6, >=13.2, <13.2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/215212 (Broken Link)
hackerone.com/reports/855276 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13286.json (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13286?: CVE-2020-13286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2020-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-13286?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.