CVE-2019-19088 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in GitLab EE to read arbitrary files from the server.
- 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-2019-19088?
CVE-2019-19088 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 3 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gitlab Enterprise Edition (EE) 11.3 through 12.4.2 allows Directory Traversal.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19088?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19088?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-19088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19088 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-qvh8-3fcf-c54f.