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CVE-2019-12445

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. A malicious user could execute JavaScript code on notes by importing a specially crafted project file. It allows XSS.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Gitlab — Gitlab

CWEs

References

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