CVE-2022-0751 Cross-site scripting in GitLab
An attacker can create misleading snippets with special characters to trick users into executing arbitrary commands in GitLab.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-0751?
CVE-2022-0751 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 28 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters in all versions of GitLab CE/EE allows an attacker to create Snippets with misleading content which could trick unsuspecting users into executing arbitrary commands
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0751?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 10.0.0 | 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0751?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 14.6.5, 14.7.4 or 14.8.2.
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-2022-0751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0751 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 BIT-gitlab-2022-0751, GHSA-x34v-2x5g-pxw5, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0751.