CVE-2019-9222 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can exploit insecure permissions and path traversal to read or modify files in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-9222?
CVE-2019-9222 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 17 Apr 2019. 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 and Enterprise Edition before 11.6.10, 11.7.x before 11.7.6, and 11.8.x before 11.8.1. It has Insecure Permissions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9222?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9222?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-9222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9222 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-4cj3-9m97-2989, MINI-4pj2-v36q-gh88, MINI-q57f-r594-hhgq.