FKIE_CVE-2024-2279

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-04-12 01:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:24
Severity
8.7 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.7 to 16.8.6 all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.4, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.2. Using the autocomplete for issues references feature a crafted payload may lead to a stored XSS, allowing attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.
References
cve@gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/448469Exploit, Issue Tracking
cve@gitlab.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/2404710Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/448469Exploit, Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/2404710Permissions Required
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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