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CVE-2018-16049

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  • Published2018-10-03
  • Fixed in11.2.2 · 11.1.5 · 11.0.6
  • WeaknessCWE-532

Am I affected?

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Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.0.6, 11.1.x before 11.1.5, and 11.2.x before 11.2.2. There is Sensitive Data Disclosure in Sidekiq Logs through an Error Message.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-10-0316:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
GitLab
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.2≥ 11.2.0, < 11.2.211.2.2
11.1≥ 11.1.0, < 11.1.511.1.5
11.0≥ 8.10.0, < 11.0.611.0.6

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • gitlabUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update GitLab to 11.2.2 · 11.1.5 · 11.0.6

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-10-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-f28j-grw4-6ggj

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16049?

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.0.6, 11.1.x before 11.1.5, and 11.2.x before 11.2.2. There is Sensitive Data Disclosure in Sidekiq Logs through an Error Message.

Is CVE-2018-16049 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-16049 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16049?

CVE-2018-16049 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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