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CVE-2020-13321 (GCVE-0-2020-13321)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-29 18:40 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:18
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions prior to 13.1. Username format restrictions could be bypassed allowing for html tags to be added.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • Improper input validation in GitLab
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GitLab GitLab Affected: <12.10.13
Affected: >=13.0, <13.0.8
Affected: >=13.1, <13.1.2
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Credits
Thanks [@zseano)](https://hackerone.com/zseano) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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