#VU30470 Path traversal in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2019-19088

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30470

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19088

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor: GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Gitlab Enterprise Edition (EE) 11.3 through 12.4.2 allows Directory Traversal.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 11.3.0 - 12.5.0

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External links
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/11/27/security-release-gitlab-12-5-1-released/
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.