CVE-2022-4007

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 15.3 prior to 15.7.8, version 15.8 prior to 15.8.4, and version 15.9 prior to 15.9.2 A cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in the title field of work items that allowed attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims at client side.

Affected products

GitLab: from 15.3 before 15.7.8; from 15.8.0 before 15.8.4; from 15.9.0 before 15.9.2 — fixed in 15.7.8, 15.8.4, 15.9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.7.8, 15.8.4, 15.9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4007.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/382789
https://hackerone.com/reports/1767745
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4007.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/382789
https://hackerone.com/reports/1767745

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