CVE-2018-17454 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Stored XSS in GitLab issue details allows attackers to execute scripts in victim browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-17454?
CVE-2018-17454 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 15 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.1.7, 11.2.x before 11.2.4, and 11.3.x before 11.3.1. There is stored XSS on the issue details screen.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17454?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2018-17454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-23rp-cxj2-cgcm.