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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2019-12430

Severity High
Score 8.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.11. A specially crafted payload would allow an authenticated malicious user to execute commands remotely through the repository download feature. It allows Command Injection.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published