CVE-2019-12442

Name: CVE-2019-12442
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-03-10T15:15:14.637+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.69%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-12442 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 11.7 through 11.11. The epic details page contained a lack of input validation and output encoding issue which resulted in a persistent XSS vulnerability on child epics.. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 11.7 through 11.11. The epic details page contained a lack of input validation and output encoding issue which resulted in a persistent XSS vulnerability on child epics.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.69%

48.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 11.7.0, <= 11.11.0

References

https://about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/06/03/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-11-dot-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2019/06/03/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-11-dot-1-released/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 10, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-12442?

How severe is CVE-2019-12442?

CVE-2019-12442 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12442?

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Source: NVD / NIST