CVE-2022-2235

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link

Affected products

GitLab: from 14.5.0 before 14.10.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.4; 15.1.0 — fixed in 14.10.5, 15.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.10.5, 15.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2235.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360540
https://hackerone.com/reports/1542510
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2235.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360540
https://hackerone.com/reports/1542510

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