GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 15.2.4/15.3.3/15.4.0 External Status Check cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.2.4/15.3.3/15.4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component External Status Check. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-2904. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.2.4/15.3.3/15.4.0 (Bug Tracking Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component External Status Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.4, all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.4.1 It was possible to exploit a vulnerability in the external status checks feature which could lead to a stored XSS that allowed attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims at client side.

The weakness was released 11/03/2022 as 36740. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2904 since 08/19/2022. 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 15.2.5, 15.3.4 or 15.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35132). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 15.2.5/15.3.4/15.4.1

Timelineinfo

08/19/2022 🔍
11/03/2022 +76 days 🔍
11/03/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2026 +1302 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 36740
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-2904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212871
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2022 07:25
Updated: 05/28/2026 03:32
Changes: 11/03/2022 07:25 (43), 12/04/2022 09:48 (22), 05/03/2025 03:04 (15), 05/28/2026 03:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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