Vulnerability · Published Aug 1, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2023-2164Improper 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. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 66.3% (higher than 99.3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)66.3%top 0.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible for an attacker to trigger a stored XSS vulnerability via user interaction with a crafted URL in the WebIDE beta.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GitLab GitLab 15.9 – before 16.0.816.1.0 – before 16.1.316.2.0 – before 16.2.2

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

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