CVE-2019-6796

Description

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory gitlab.com Vendor Advisory gitlab.com Vendor Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/ release notes vendor advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/02/05/critical-security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-4-released/ release notes vendor advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/57112 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/55320

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6796?
CVE-2019-6796 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-6796?
To fix CVE-2019-6796, 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-2019-6796 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-6796 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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