What is the severity of CVE-2024-8179?

CVE-2024-8179 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of XSS attacks when CSP is not enabled.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8179?

To fix CVE-2024-8179, upgrade to GitLab CE/EE version 17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 or later.

Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2024-8179?

CVE-2024-8179 affects GitLab CE/EE versions 17.3 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2.

What types of attacks can be executed due to CVE-2024-8179?

CVE-2024-8179 can allow attackers to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if content security policy (CSP) is not correctly implemented.

Is enabling content security policy (CSP) sufficient to mitigate CVE-2024-8179?

Enabling content security policy (CSP) helps mitigate CVE-2024-8179 but does not fully resolve the vulnerability; upgrading to a patched version is necessary.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-8179

medium

5.4

CWE

12/12/2024

CVE-2024-8179: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

First published: Thu Dec 12 2024(Updated: )

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 17.3 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. Improper output encoding could lead to XSS if CSP is not enabled.

Credit: cve@gitlab.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GitLab Community Edition	>17.3<17.4.6>17.5<17.5.4>17.6<17.6.2

Remedy

Upgrade to versions 17.4.6, 17.5.4, 17.6.2 or above.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8179?
CVE-2024-8179 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of XSS attacks when CSP is not enabled.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8179?
To fix CVE-2024-8179, upgrade to GitLab CE/EE version 17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 or later.
Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2024-8179?
CVE-2024-8179 affects GitLab CE/EE versions 17.3 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2.
What types of attacks can be executed due to CVE-2024-8179?
CVE-2024-8179 can allow attackers to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if content security policy (CSP) is not correctly implemented.
Is enabling content security policy (CSP) sufficient to mitigate CVE-2024-8179?
Enabling content security policy (CSP) helps mitigate CVE-2024-8179 but does not fully resolve the vulnerability; upgrading to a patched version is necessary.

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