CVE-2019-12445
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. A malicious...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-12445- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-12445- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4054 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4054- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxxw-9mfc-32jr No score
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 8.4 through 11.11. A malicious...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wxxw-9mfc-32jr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-12445- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12445
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12445- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12445 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Gitlab, published March 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12445
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxxw-9mfc-32jr
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12445
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12445