XSS in GitLab
CVE-2023-2164
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.
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: 0.663 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.650 · newest: 0.663 · change: +0.014
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 15.9, 16.1.0, 16.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- GitLab Issue #407783 (issue-tracking, Broken Link)
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #1940598 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit, broken-link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2164?
- CVE-2023-2164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2164?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2164 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.