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

published 2024-08-08 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also BIT-gitlab-2024-4207 , EUVD-2024-32761

cvss: 4.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits: 0; none known

A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 5.1 prior 17.0.6, starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and starting from 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. When viewing an XML file in a repository in raw mode, it can be made to render as HTML if viewed under specific circumstances.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

bitnami gitlab 17.0.6, 17.1.4, 17.2.2
GitLab GitLab 17.0.6, 17.1.4, 17.2.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-08)

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/2473917 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
OSV	3.1	4.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	gitlab	>=5.1.0, <17.0.6 >=17.1.0, <17.1.4 >=17.2.0, <17.2.2	17.0.6 17.1.4 17.2.2

Affected products

GitLab GitLab

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

GitLab rss critical rss

References

hackerone.com /reports/2473917
technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, web
gitlab.com /gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458236
issue-tracking, permissions-required, broken-link, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4207
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary