CVE-2019-12445 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition versions 8.4 through 11.11. A malicious authenticated user could execute arbitrary JavaScript code within notes by importing a specially crafted project file. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low privileges and user interaction required, leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the CISA KEV catalog, though it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.4.0, <= 11.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.4.0, <= 11.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.