CVE-2019-15739

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.1 through 12.2.1. Certain areas displaying Markdown were not properly sanitizing some XSS payloads.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/64033 broken link
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/ release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15739?
CVE-2019-15739 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15739?
To fix CVE-2019-15739, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15739 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-15739 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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