Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-8179Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-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 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.5% 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 from 17.3 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. Improper output encoding could lead to XSS if CSP is not enabled.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #480718 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2665929 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required