Vulnerability · Published Mar 3, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-8186Improper 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 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.4% 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 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.
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 #480751 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2655757 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required