8.7
HIGH
CVE-2024-4901
GitLab Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, where a stored XSS vulnerability could be imported from a project with malicious commit notes.

INFO

Published Date :

June 27, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-4901 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-4901.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163 Permissions Required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163 Permissions Required

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-4901 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-4901 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://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.9.0 up to (excluding) 16.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.9.0 up to (excluding) 16.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:17.1.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:17.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, where a stored XSS vulnerability could be imported from a project with malicious commit notes.
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-4901 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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