GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.11.5/12.0.3/12.1.1 Email Notification Persistent cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.11.5/12.0.3/12.1.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Email Notification Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting (Persistent). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5471. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.11.5/12.0.3/12.1.1 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Email Notification Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Persistent). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 09/09/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-5471 since 01/04/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 11.11.6, 12.0.4 or 12.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-141485, VDB-141484, VDB-141482 and VDB-141480. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Persistent
Class: Cross site scripting / Persistent
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.11.6/12.0.4/12.1.2

Timelineinfo

01/04/2019 🔍
09/09/2019 +248 days 🔍
09/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/18/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 11515
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-5471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141481
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2019 10:14
Updated: 12/18/2023 14:20
Changes: 09/10/2019 10:14 (59), 08/17/2020 16:47 (1), 12/18/2023 14:20 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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