Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2024-1451Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 51.5% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)51.5%top 1.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. A crafted payload added to the user profile page could lead to a stored XSS on the client side, allowing attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims."

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GitLab GitLab 16.9.0 – before 16.9.1

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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