CVE-2019-5471 Cross-site scripting in GitLab
Persistent XSS in GitLab email notifications allows attackers to execute scripts in victim browsers, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5471?
CVE-2019-5471 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 9 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An input validation and output encoding issue was discovered in the GitLab email notification feature which could result in a persistent XSS. This was addressed in GitLab 12.1.2, 12.0.4, and 11.11.6.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5471?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2019-5471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vpf-9m6p-h2rr.