CVE-2024-8180: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. Improper output encoding could lead to XSS if CSP is not enabled.

Affected products

GitLab: from 17.3.0 before 17.3.7; from 17.4.0 before 17.4.4; from 17.5.0 before 17.5.2 — fixed in 17.3.7, 17.4.4, 17.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 17.3.7, 17.4.4, 17.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released/#html-injection-in-vulnerability-code-flow-could-lead-to-xss-on-self-hosted-instances
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480720
https://hackerone.com/reports/2654010

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