CVE-2024-8179: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

5.4 CVSS

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-8179

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.4

Affected Products

Vendor: GitLab

Product: GitLab

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.48% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480718
https://hackerone.com/reports/2665929

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