Security advisory

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  "id": "c9fca7b1adbeefd0a73967a62a940b2a688726a8b8167c06859c2a7c7735fdbf",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-20496",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-20496",
    "summary": "An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.2.x through 11.4.x before 11.4.13, 11.5.x before 11.5.6, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1. It allows XSS.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-20496",
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    "severity": "medium",
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      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "8.10.0"
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                        "fixed": "11.4.13"
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                  {
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                  {
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                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "11.6.0"
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                      {
                        "fixed": "11.6.1"
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                    ],
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                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v11.6.0-ee",
            "v11.5.5-ee",
            "v11.5.4-ee",
            "v11.5.3-ee",
            "v11.5.2-ee",
            "v11.5.1-ee",
            "v11.5.0-ee"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-20496.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:30:30.879427162Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://about.gitlab.com/2018/12/31/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-6-dot-1-released/",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/54427"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2018-20496",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 431284,
  "published_at": "2019-12-30T22:15:11.997+00:00"
}