CVE-2024-4901: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
First published: Wed Jun 26 2024(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, where a stored XSS vulnerability could be imported from a project with malicious commit notes.
Credit: cve@gitlab.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | >=16.9.0<16.11.5 | |
| GitLab | >=16.9.0<16.11.5 | |
| GitLab | >=17.0.0<17.0.3 | |
| GitLab | >=17.0.0<17.0.3 | |
| GitLab | =17.1.0 | |
| GitLab | =17.1.0 |
Remedy
Upgrade to versions 17.1.1, 17.0.3, 16.11.5 or above.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-4901?
CVE-2024-4901 is classified as a high-severity stored XSS vulnerability in GitLab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4901?
To mitigate CVE-2024-4901, users should update their GitLab installation to version 16.11.5 or later, or 17.0.3 or later, or 17.1.1 or later.
Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2024-4901?
CVE-2024-4901 affects all GitLab CE/EE versions from 16.9 before 16.11.5, 17.0 before 17.0.3, and 17.1 before 17.1.1.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-4901?
CVE-2024-4901 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Can CVE-2024-4901 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2024-4901 can be exploited remotely through malicious commit notes imported from a project.
- agent/remedy
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/title
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/author
- agent/event
- agent/severity
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/epss-latest
- source/FIRST
- agent/epss
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/gitlab
- canonical/gitlab
- version/gitlab/16.9.0
- version/gitlab/17.0.0
- version/gitlab/17.1.0