What is CVE-2021-22183?

CVE-2021-22183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2021-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-22183?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

XSS in Gitlab

CVE-2021-22183

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting with 11.8. GitLab was vulnerable to a stored XSS in the epics page, which could be exploited with user interactions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=13.8, <13.8.2, >=13.7, <13.7.6, >=11.8, <13.6.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22183?: CVE-2021-22183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2021-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-22183?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.