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title: "CVE-2018-14364\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-14364

Publication date 18 July 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14364?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 10.7.7, 10.8.x before
10.8.6, and 11.x before 11.0.4 allows Directory Traversal with write access
and resultant remote code execution via the GitLab projects import
component.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14364?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [msalvatore](https://launchpad.net/~msalvatore)

Affects GitLab CE/EE 8.9.0 and later.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14364)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14364)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-14364)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14364)

### Other references

* <https://about.gitlab.com/2018/07/17/critical-security-release-gitlab-11-dot-0-dot-4-released/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14364>