CVE-2019-18455: High severity gitlab vulnerability

Published Nov 26, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11 through 12.4 when building Nested GraphQL queries. It has a large or infinite loop.

Affected Software

2 affected components
GitLab GitLab>=11.0.0<=12.4.0
GitLab GitLab>=11.0.0<=12.4.0

Event History

Nov 26, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:26 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:26 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18455?

CVE-2019-18455 has a severity rating of high due to the potential for large or infinite loop scenarios.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-18455?

To fix CVE-2019-18455, upgrade your GitLab instance to version 12.4.1 or later.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2019-18455?

CVE-2019-18455 affects GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions from version 11.0.0 up to 12.4.0.

4

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-18455?

The potential impacts of CVE-2019-18455 include performance degradation and service outages caused by infinite loops in Nested GraphQL queries.

5

Is CVE-2019-18455 being actively exploited?

As of my knowledge cutoff, there have been no widespread reports of active exploitation of CVE-2019-18455.

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