GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.1 Merge Request Changes View Persistent cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Merge Request Changes View. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Persistent). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-16050. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 11.2.1 (Bug Tracking Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Merge Request Changes View. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Persistent). 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 was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.1.x before 11.1.5 and 11.2.x before 11.2.2. There is Persistent XSS in the Merge Request Changes View.

The weakness was released 10/03/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at about.gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16050 since 08/28/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 11.0.6, 11.1.5 or 11.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-124749, VDB-124750 and VDB-124752. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Bug Tracking Software

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GitLab

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open-source

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.0.6/11.1.5/11.2.2

Timelineinfo

08/28/2018 🔍
10/03/2018 +36 days 🔍
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10/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2023 +1691 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 49085
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16050 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16050
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124751
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2018 07:53
Updated: 05/22/2023 08:00
Changes: 10/04/2018 07:53 (60), 03/29/2020 13:02 (1), 05/22/2023 08:00 (4)
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