CVE-2024-8186

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

Published Mar 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 17.7.6, 17.8.4, 17.9.1 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5803 An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.
Title Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Mar 3, 2025, 12:32 PM
Reserved
Aug 26, 2024, 6:30 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 3, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:22 AM