CVE-2019-10109 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can obtain geolocation and device data from uploaded images because GitLab fails to strip EXIF metadata.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-10109?
CVE-2019-10109 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 15 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. EXIF geolocation data were not removed from images when uploaded to GitLab. As a result, anyone with access to the uploaded image could obtain its geolocation, device, and software version data (if present).
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10109?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10109?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-10109 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10109 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-54h4-gjc6-h34h, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10109.