CVE-2022-1175

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 82.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper neutralization of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit XSS by injecting HTML in notes.

Affected products

GitLab: from 14.4.0 before 14.7.7; from 14.8.0 before 14.8.5; from 14.9.0 before 14.9.2 — fixed in 14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166829/Gitlab-14.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1175.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353370
https://hackerone.com/reports/1481207
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166829/Gitlab-14.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1175.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353370
https://hackerone.com/reports/1481207

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