CVE-2022-1175
mediumpriority · attend · 63EPSS 0.820 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Improper neutralization of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit XSS by injecting HTML in notes.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–8.7
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-50889GitLab 14.9 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)PoC · exploit_db
- Greenwolf/CVE-2022-1175Greenwolf/CVE-2022-1175PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (12)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- BIT-gitlab-2022-11752024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Improper neutralization of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit XSS by injecting HTML in notes.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/03/31/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-9-2-released/Patchcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-1175/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2022040101cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1175.jsoncnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353370cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1481207cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166829/Gitlab-14.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.2027cnnvd
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