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title: "CVE-2019-6781\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6781?format=md
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# CVE-2019-6781

Publication date 17 May 2019

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

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6781?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An Improper Input Validation issue was discovered in GitLab Community and
Enterprise Edition before 11.5.8, 11.6.x before 11.6.6, and 11.7.x before
11.7.1. It was possible to use the profile name to inject a potentially
malicious link into notification emails.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed |
| 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**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6781)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6781)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-6781)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-6781)

### Other references

* <https://about.gitlab.com/2019/01/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-7-dot-3-released/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6781>