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CVE-2022-1190
published 2022-04-04

CVE-2022-1190: Improper handling of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 8.3 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit a…

PriorityP345medium5.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
87.37%
99.7th percentile
Improper handling of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 8.3 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit a stored XSS by abusing multi-word milestone references in issue descriptions, comments, etc.

Affected

9 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiangitlab< gitlab 15.10.8+ds1-2 (sid)gitlab 15.10.8+ds1-2 (sid)
gitlabgitlab
gitlabgitlab
gitlabgitlab
gitlabgitlab
gitlabgitlab>= 14.8.0 < 14.8.514.8.5
gitlabgitlab>= 14.9.0 < 14.9.214.9.2
gitlabgitlab>= 8.3.0 < 14.7.714.7.7
gitlabgitlab_ce

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Stored XSS payload location: look for malicious multi-word milestone references (e.g., %"...") injected into GitLab issue descriptions, comments, or similar user-input fields
  • Audit GitLab CE/EE instances running versions 8.3 through 14.7.6, 14.8.0–14.8.4, or 14.9.0–14.9.1 as vulnerable; prioritize review of stored content (issues, comments) on these versions for unsanitized milestone reference syntax
  • ·Vulnerability is scoped as 'local' by Debian security tracker; exploitation requires an authenticated user able to create/edit issues or comments on the target GitLab instance
  • ·Debian sid resolved the issue in package version 15.10.8+ds1-2; ensure patched GitLab versions (≥14.7.7, ≥14.8.5, ≥14.9.2) are deployed to remediate

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.03.5LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv5.4MEDIUM
vendor_debian8.7HIGH
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