CVE-2018-18646 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Server-Side Request Forgery in GitLab allows attackers to make arbitrary requests from the server, potentially accessing internal resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-18646?
CVE-2018-18646 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 4 Dec 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.2.7, 11.3.x before 11.3.8, and 11.4.x before 11.4.3. It allows SSRF.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18646?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18646?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2018-18646 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18646 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7g3x-cmv9-pp76, MINI-77fj-f7h5-jxmj, MINI-pvv3-r72m-vv69, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18646.