CVE-2019-6795

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 1.12%

Last modified

CVE-2019-6795 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It has Insufficient Visual Distinction of Homoglyphs Presented to a User. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It has Insufficient Visual Distinction of Homoglyphs Presented to a User. IDN homographs and RTLO characters are rendered to unicode, which could be used for social engineering.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.4/10

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

EPSS Probability
1.12%

62.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GitlabGitlab< 11.5.8
GitlabGitlab>= 11.6.0, < 11.6.6
GitlabGitlab>= 11.7.0, < 11.7.1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-6795?
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before 11.7.1. It has Insufficient Visual Distinction of Homoglyphs Presented to a User. IDN homographs and RTLO characters are rendered to unicode, which could be used for social engineering.
How severe is CVE-2019-6795?
CVE-2019-6795 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6795?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST