CVE-2018-8801 Server-side request forgery in n/a
An attacker can exploit Server-Side Request Forgery in GitLab Services and webhooks to access internal resources or bypass security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8801?
CVE-2018-8801 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 25 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions version 8.3 up to 10.x before 10.3 are vulnerable to SSRF in the Services and webhooks component.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8801?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8801?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2018-8801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- 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-wx2f-993h-v22p, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8801.