XSS in GitLab
CVE-2018-17537
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.1.7, 11.2.x before 11.2.4, and 11.3.x before 11.3.1. blog-viewer has stored XSS during repository browsing, if package.json exists. .
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 11.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- about.gitlab.com/blog/categories/releases/ (Release Notes)
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2018/10/01/security-release-gitlab-11-dot-3-dot-1-rel… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17537?
- CVE-2018-17537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17537?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.