CVE-2019-5473

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Published Sep 9, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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gitlab.com

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Fixed versions 12.1.2 and 12.0.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:12.0.4::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:12.1.2::::enterprise:::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-15055	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.699% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/11643
https://hackerone.com/reports/565883

History

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Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Sep 9, 2019, 5:49 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 7:54 PM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 9, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:37 AM

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