4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-4201
GitLab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 5.1 before 16.10.7, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.111.4, all versions starting from 17.0 before 17.0.2. When viewing an XML file in a repository in raw mode, it can be made to render as HTML if viewed under specific circumstances.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-4201 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-4201 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#xss-and-content-injection-when-viewing-raw-xhtml-files-on-ios-devices
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458229
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/2473886
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#xss-and-content-injection-when-viewing-raw-xhtml-files-on-ios-devices No Types Assigned https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#xss-and-content-injection-when-viewing-raw-xhtml-files-on-ios-devices Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458229 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458229 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2473886 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2473886 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 16.10.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 16.10.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.11.0 up to (excluding) 16.111.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.11.0 up to (excluding) 16.111.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.0.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.0.2
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 5.1 before 16.10.7, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.111.4, all versions starting from 17.0 before 17.0.2. When viewing an XML file in a repository in raw mode, it can be made to render as HTML if viewed under specific circumstances.
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/458229 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2473886 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#xss-and-content-injection-when-viewing-raw-xhtml-files-on-ios-devices [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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