XSS in GitLab

CVE-2022-1190

Improper handling of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 8.3 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit a stored XSS by abusing multi-word milestone references in issue descriptions, comments, etc.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.879 (99.8th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-1190: rose from 0.874 to 0.879.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.874 · newest: 0.879 · change: +0.006

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=8.3.0, <14.7.7, >=14.8.0, <14.8.5, >=14.9.0, <14.9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1190?
CVE-2022-1190 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2022-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-1190?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.