Information disclosure in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-15740
Published: September 16, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30751
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15740
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 7.9 through 12.2.1. EXIF Geolocation data was not being removed from certain image uploads.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15740
Install update from vendor's website.