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CVE-2018-19856

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2019-03-26
  • Fixed in11.5.3 · 11.4.10 · 11.3.12
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

GitLab CE/EE before 11.3.12, 11.4.x before 11.4.10, and 11.5.x before 11.5.3 allows Directory Traversal in Templates API.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-03-2616:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
GitLab
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.5≥ 11.5.0, < 11.5.311.5.3
11.4≥ 11.4.0, < 11.4.1011.4.10
11.3< 11.3.1211.3.12

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

  • gitlab-elasticsearch-indexerMinimOSall versions · fixed in 0and 2 other packages
  • gitlab-operator-fipsChainguardall versions · fixed in 0and 1 other package

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update GitLab to 11.5.3 · 11.4.10 · 11.3.12

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:N/A:N
Published
2019-03-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-c459-gw6c-ch4j

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19856?

GitLab CE/EE before 11.3.12, 11.4.x before 11.4.10, and 11.5.x before 11.5.3 allows Directory Traversal in Templates API.

Is CVE-2018-19856 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-19856 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.3% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19856?

CVE-2018-19856 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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