CVE-2022-2500

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1. A stored XSS flaw in job error messages allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims at client side.

Affected products

GitLab: before 15.0.5; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.4; 15.2 — fixed in 15.0.5, 15.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.0.5, 15.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2500.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363725
https://hackerone.com/reports/1579645
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2500.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363725
https://hackerone.com/reports/1579645

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