XSS in GitLab
CVE-2024-4901
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, where a stored XSS vulnerability could be imported from a project with malicious commit notes.
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: 0.330 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.330 · newest: 0.330 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 17.0, 17.1.0, 16.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
- hackerone.com/reports/2500163 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4901?
- CVE-2024-4901 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2024-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4901?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-4901 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.