CVE-2023-1836 (GCVE-0-2023-1836)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-03 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-29 21:46
VLAI?
Summary
A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 5.1 before 15.9.6, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1. When viewing an XML file in a repository in "raw" mode, it can be made to render as HTML if viewed under specific circumstances
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in GitLab
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GitLab GitLab Affected: >=5.1, <15.9.6
Affected: >=15.10, <15.10.5
Affected: >=15.11, <15.11.1
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Credits
Thanks [joaxcar](https://hackerone.com/joaxcar) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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