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CVE-2024-8648: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

• 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: 2024-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.

Affected products

• GitLab: from 16.0.0 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/#stored-xss-through-javascript-url-in-analytics-dashboards
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/486220
• https://hackerone.com/reports/2683863

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