CVE-2020-13281

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Published Aug 13, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a denial of service exists in the project import feature

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

GitLab

GitLab

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=8.9, <13.0.12`	affected	—
`>=13.1, <13.1.6`	affected	—
`>=13.2, <13.2.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::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-2020-5541	For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a denial of service exists in the project import feature

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.327% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13281.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31564
https://hackerone.com/reports/687730

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: Aug 13, 2020, 1:22 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:11 PM
Reserved: May 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 13, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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