CVE-2019-6796 json
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.
published 2019-04-11 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-16354
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- gitlab gitlab 11.5.8, 11.7.1
Exploit prediction
1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
about.gitlab.com
/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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about.gitlab.com
/2019/02/05/critical-security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-4-released/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
gitlab.com
/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/57112
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
- gitlab.com /gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/55320
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-6796
- NVD CVE-2019-6796
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