CVE-2024-2279
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Apr 12, 2024
- Updated
- May 2, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 7, 2024
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.7 to 16.8.6 all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.4, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.2. Using the autocomplete for issues references feature a crafted payload may lead to a stored XSS, allowing attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.7 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | GitLab |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GitLabGitLab |
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References
- GitLab Issue #448469issue-trackingpermissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2404710technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
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