GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.4.5/17.5.3/17.6.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.4.5/17.5.3/17.6.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-8179. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.4.5/17.5.3/17.6.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released by Thanks [joaxcar](https:, hackerone.com and joaxcar) For Reporting This Vulnerability Through Our Hackerone Bug Bounty Program as 480718. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8179 since 08/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212689 (GitLab 17.3 < 17.4.6 / 17.5 < 17.5.4 / 17.6 < 17.6.2 (CVE-2024-8179)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.4.6, 17.5.4 or 17.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212689). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212689
Nessus Name: GitLab 17.3 < 17.4.6 / 17.5 < 17.5.4 / 17.6 < 17.6.2 (CVE-2024-8179)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.4.6/17.5.4/17.6.2

Timelineinfo

08/26/2024 🔍
12/12/2024 +108 days 🔍
12/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +212 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 480718
Researcher: Thanks [joaxcar](https:, hackerone.com, joaxcar) For Reporting This Vulnerability Through Our Hackerone Bug Bounty Program
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288161

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 03:04 PM
Updated: 07/12/2025 09:49 AM
Changes: 12/12/2024 03:04 PM (66), 12/12/2024 04:50 PM (2), 02/18/2025 02:52 AM (3), 07/12/2025 09:49 AM (1)
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