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TI-2019-03881 Aliases CVE-2019-5473GHSA-93f4-345x-96mm

Authentication bypass in gitlab.com

Priority LOW 35CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

An authentication issue was discovered in GitLab that allowed a bypass of email verification. This was addressed in GitLab 12.1.2 and 12.0.4.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01699 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—gitlab.comFixed versions 12.1.2 and 12.0.4—No fix listedCNA
  • gitlab.com Vendor— Affected Fixed versions 12.1.2 and 12.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:12.0.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*12.0.4VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:12.1.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*12.1.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:12.0.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 12.0.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:12.1.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5473
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93f4-345x-96mm

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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