Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2023-2442
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in GitLab from GitLab. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 96.1% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)96.1%top 0.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A specially crafted merge request could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N