CVE-2024-2279: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-2279
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.7
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: GitLab
Product: GitLab
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.49% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 64.56% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-15 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: None
SSVC Technical Impact: Total
SSVC Automatable: false
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2279https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/448469
https://hackerone.com/reports/2404710