# CVE-2013-7316: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted files, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pjvm-3x7g-4998

## What is CVE-2013-7316?

CVE-2013-7316 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 24 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GitLab 6.0 and other versions before 6.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML file, as demonstrated by README.html.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7316?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gitlab Gitlab.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-7316 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-7316 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Gitlab 6.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7316 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7316 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 24 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-7316 exists.

Affected product: Gitlab Gitlab. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7316/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7316/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7316
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7316
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7316

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7316/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.