title: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
description: An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible for an attacker to trigger a stored XSS vulnerability via user interaction with a crafted URL in the WebIDE beta.
problem types: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
affected:
{
vendor: GitLab
product: GitLab
repo: git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git
versions:
version: 15.9, status: affected, lessThan: 16.0.8, versionType: semver
version: 16.1.0, status: affected, lessThan: 16.1.3, versionType: semver
version: 16.2.0, status: affected, lessThan: 16.2.2, versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: CHANGED
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: LOW
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 5.4
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]
solutions: Upgrade to versions 16.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.0.8 or above.