CVE-2019-10109
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise...
CVE-2019-10109 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Gitlab, published May 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.96%EPSS, 80th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. EXIF geolocation data were not removed from images when uploaded to GitLab. As a result, anyone with access to the uploaded image could obtain its geolocation, device, and software version data (if present).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
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 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. EXIF geolocation data were not removed from images when uploaded to GitLab. As a result, anyone with access to the uploaded image could obtain its geolocation, device, and software version data (if present).
- Record
CVE-2019-10109- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. EXIF geolocation data were not removed from images when uploaded to GitLab. As a result, anyone with access to the uploaded image could obtain its geolocation, device, and software version data (if present).
- Record
CVE-2019-10109- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-2152No score
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. EXIF geolocation data were not removed from images when uploaded to GitLab. As a result, anyone with access to the uploaded image could obtain its geolocation, device, and software version data (if present).
- Record
EUVD-2019-2152- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54h4-gjc6-h34h
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise...
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. EXIF geolocation data were not removed from images when uploaded to GitLab. As a result, anyone with access to the uploaded image could obtain its geolocation, device, and software version data (if present).
- Record
GHSA-54h4-gjc6-h34h- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-10109
An Information Exposure issue (issue 1 of 2) was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.7.8, 11.8.x before 11.8.4, and 11.9.x before 11.9.2. EXIF geolocation data were not removed from images when uploaded to GitLab. As a result, anyone with access to the uploaded image could obtain its geolocation, device, and software version data (if present).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10109- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
References
about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/55469
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10109
github.com/advisories/GHSA-54h4-gjc6-h34h
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10109
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10109