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title: "CVE-2018-19494\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-19494

Publication date 10 July 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19494?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.x
before 11.3.11, 11.4.x before 11.4.8, and 11.5.x before 11.5.1. There is an
incorrect access vulnerability that allows an unauthorized user to view
private group names.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 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)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-19494)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19494)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-19494)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-19494)

### Other references

* <https://about.gitlab.com/2018/11/28/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-5-dot-1-released/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19494>