8.7
HIGH
CVE-2024-8312
GitLab XSS Injection via Global Search Field
Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.10 before 17.3.6, 17.4 before 17.4.3, and 17.5 before 17.5.1. An attacker could inject HTML into the Global Search field on a diff view leading to XSS.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 24, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 25, 2024, 12:56 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8312 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.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2024-8312.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/481819
https://hackerone.com/reports/2659386

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-2024-8312 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-43383: Critical Flaw in Apache Lucene.NET Exposes Users to Remote Code Execution

Developers using Apache Lucene.NET are urged to update their systems immediately following the discovery of a serious security flaw that could allow attackers to remotely execute malicious code.The vu ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 31, 2024 (4 days, 11 hours ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Progress fixes Critical vulnerability in Whatsup Gold

Progress Software has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its popular network monitoring solution, WhatsUp Gold, that exposes organizations to potential cyberattacks by allowing unauthorized access ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 28, 2024 (1 week ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
The CyberThrone most exploited vulnerabilities review – October 26, 2024

Welcome to TheCyberThrone most exploited vulnerabilities review. This review is for the weeks ending Saturday, October 26, 2024.Fortinet FortiManagerCVE-2024-47575: With a CVSS score of 9.8, it deemed ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 28, 2024 (1 week ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
TheCyberThrone Security Weekly Review – October 26, 2024

Welcome to TheCyberThrone cybersecurity week in review will be posted covering the important security happenings. This review is for the weeks ending Saturday, October 26, 2024.Fortinet keeps quiet ab ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 28, 2024 (1 week ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Siemens fixes Critical Vulnerability CVE-2024-47901

Siemens has released patches for multiple vulnerabilities in its InterMesh wireless alarm reporting system that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root priv ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 27, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Windows Downdate attack lets downgrade OS to Vulnerable version

A researcher from SafeBreach Labs uncovered a new attack technique that could compromise the security of fully patched Windows 11 systems.The attack was reported in August 2024 at Black Hat USA 2024 a ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 26, 2024 (1 week, 2 days ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Fortinet Flaw CVE-2024-47575 exploited by UNC5820

Fortinet has confirmed that the recent critical zero-day vulnerability affecting its FortiManager network management solution is being exploited in the wild.Fortinet has detailed about CVE-2024-47575, ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 25, 2024 (1 week, 3 days ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Gitlab fixes CVE-2024-8312 and CVE-2024-6826

GitLab has released patches for two vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) software. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-8312 and ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 25, 2024 (1 week, 3 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
New Threat Group UNC5820 Targets FortiManager Zero-Day CVE-2024-47575 in Global Cyberattack

In October 2024, Mandiant, in collaboration with Fortinet, uncovered the mass exploitation of FortiManager appliances across multiple industries. This zero-day vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-47 ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 24, 2024 (1 week, 4 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8312 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 Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.10 before 17.3.6, 17.4 before 17.4.3, and 17.5 before 17.5.1. An attacker could inject HTML into the Global Search field on a diff view leading to XSS.
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/481819 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2659386 [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
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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