CVE-2023-2442
mediumpriority · attend · 56EPSS 0.961 · 100 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A specially crafted merge request could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.
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 · 5.4–8.7
ssvc
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1370GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um seine Rechte zu erweitern, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, Daten zu manipulieren und einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-gitlab-2023-24422024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A specially crafted merge request could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.
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sources
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-2442/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2442.jsoncnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409346cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1965750cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/GitLab-multiple-vulnerabilities-41414cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2442.jsonenisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409346enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1965750enisa_euvd
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