5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-5471
GitLab Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

An input validation and output encoding issue was discovered in the GitLab email notification feature which could result in a persistent XSS. This was addressed in GitLab 12.1.2, 12.0.4, and 11.11.6.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 9, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 1, 2023, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-5471.

URL Resource
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-released/ Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11515 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/496973 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-5471 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-5471 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://about.gitlab.com/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-released/ Vendor Advisory https://about.gitlab.com/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-released/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE HackerOne CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11515 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11515 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/496973 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/496973 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference https://about.gitlab.com/2019/07/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-1-dot-2-released/ [Vendor Advisory]
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.11.0 up to (excluding) 11.11.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.11.0 up to (excluding) 11.11.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (excluding) 12.1.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5471 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.22542

percentile

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