GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.3.6/17.4.3/17.5.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.3.6/17.4.3/17.5.1. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-8180. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.3.6/17.4.3/17.5.1. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. Improper output encoding could lead to XSS if CSP is not enabled.

The weakness was published by joaxcar as 480720. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8180 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. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210945 (GitLab 17.3 < 17.3.7 / 17.4 < 17.4.4 / 17.5 < 17.5.2 (CVE-2024-8180)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 17.3.7, 17.4.4 or 17.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210945). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: 210945
Nessus Name: GitLab 17.3 < 17.3.7 / 17.4 < 17.4.4 / 17.5 < 17.5.2 (CVE-2024-8180)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.3.7/17.4.4/17.5.2

Timelineinfo

08/26/2024 🔍
11/14/2024 +80 days 🔍
11/14/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2025 +104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 480720
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8180 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8180
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284555

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2024 14:03
Updated: 02/26/2025 22:32
Changes: 11/14/2024 14:03 (67), 11/14/2024 15:26 (1), 11/14/2024 18:37 (2), 02/26/2025 22:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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