CVE-2019-20142 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a Denial of Service in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions.
- 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-2019-20142?
CVE-2019-20142 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Jan 2020. 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 Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) 12.3 through 12.6.1. It allows Denial of Service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-20142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-cmg3-7mvj-rgrr.